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- Zhi-Bin Zhou, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xue Zhou, Shi-Hong Wen, Ying Xiao, and Xia Feng.
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. fengxia@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
- J Med Case Rep. 2014 Jan 1;8:292.
IntroductionAnesthetic management with airway stenosis is challenging. Techniques for maintaining spontaneous respiration are required under sedative and analgesic conditions.Case PresentationA 35-year-old Chinese woman presented to our hospital with difficulty breathing. Computerized tomography showed a tumor in the frontal area of her neck, which was causing extreme narrowing of her trachea. She was immediately scheduled for emergency surgery to remove the tumor. Fiberscopic intubation was carefully performed with dexmedetomidine sedation and remifentanil analgesia. Spontaneous respiration was successfully maintained.ConclusionIn cases of extreme airway stenosis, intubation can be safely achieved with dexmedetomidine sedation and remifentanil analgesia.
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