• A Barbeito and R A Guerri-Guttenberg.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Estados Unidos. Electronic address: atilio.barbeito@duke.edu.
• Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2014 Mar 1; 61 (3): 140-9.

AbstractMany congenital and acquired diseases, including trauma, may result in cervical spine instability. Given that airway management is closely related to the movement of the cervical spine, it is important that the anesthesiologist has detailed knowledge of the anatomy, the mechanisms of cervical spine instability, and of the effects that the different airway maneuvers have on the cervical spine. We first review the normal anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical spine in the context of airway management and the concept of cervical spine instability. In the second part, we review the protocols for the management of cervical spine instability in trauma victims and some of the airway management options for these patients. Copyright © 2013 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor. All rights reserved.

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