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Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan · Dec 2011
Case ReportsTrachway intubating stylet for tracheal intubation in an ankylosing spondylitis patient undergoing total hip replacement under general anesthesia.
- Pei-Jiuan Tsay, Shou-Wei Hsu, Hou-Cheng Peng, Chen-Hua Wang, Shih-Wei Lee, and Hsien-Yong Lai.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
- Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2011 Dec 1;49(4):159-61.
AbstractThe Trachway is a new device which provides better glottic view than conventional direct laryngoscopy during tracheal intubation. This intubating stylet consists of a camera on the distal tip of the style, with a monitor attached to the rechargeable handle, so that it can overcome the difficulty of limited neck motion and mouth opening in tracheal intubation. We present here a 54-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis, scheduled to undergo total hip replacement. Pre-operative airway assessment revealed a recognized difficult airway. The Trachway was successfully used for oral tracheal intubation at the first attempt. The Trachway can be an alternative choice for intubation in ankylosing spondylitis patients.Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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