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Korean J Anesthesiol · Mar 2014
Endotracheal tube intubation with the aid of a laryngeal mask airway, a fiberoptic bronchoscope, and a tube exchanger in a difficult airway patient: a case report.
- Joon Kyung Sung, Hyung Gon Kim, Jung Eun Kim, Myung-Soo Jang, and Jong-Man Kang.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee Medical University, Seoul, Korea.
- Korean J Anesthesiol. 2014 Mar 1;66(3):237-9.
AbstractA 28-year-old male patient with occipito-atlanto-axial instability underwent a cervical fusion with posterior technique. Post-operatively, the endotracheal tube (ETT) was removed, and the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit. After transfer, an upper airway obstruction developed and reintubations with a laryngoscope were attempted but failed. We inserted a #4 proseal laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and passed a 5.0 mm ETT through the LMA with the aid of a fiberoptic bronchoscope. We passed a tube exchanger through the 5.0 mm ETT and exchanged it with a 7.5 mm ETT. This method may be a useful alternative for difficult tracheal intubations.
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