Pentax-Airway Scope for tracheal intubation breaks through the limitation of neck motion in an ankylosing spondylitis patient wearing halo vest–A case report
| Autor: | Wei-Chun Cheng, Tsung-Ying Chen, Jimmy-Ong, Cing-Hong Lan, Hsien-Yong Lai, Chia-Ling Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Orthotic Devices medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Laryngoscopy Video-Assisted Surgery Laryngoscopes Young Adult Intubation Intratracheal medicine Humans Intubation Spondylitis Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Tracheal intubation General Medicine respiratory system medicine.disease Orthotic device Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Anesthesia Cervical Vertebrae Airway management business Airway |
| Zdroj: | Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica. 48:180-181 |
| ISSN: | 1875-4597 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aat.2010.12.004 |
| Popis: | The Airway Scope (AWS) provides better glottic view than the conventional direct laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation. With it, the endotracheal tube can be more easily inserted into the tracheal lumen easily. We hereby presented a 24-year-old ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patient wearing a halo vest who was successfully intubated for undergoing cervical spine surgery involving C1 and C2 under general anesthesia. Pre-operative airway assessment revealed that he was a case of difficult intubation. An AWS was used for oral tracheal intubation which was achieved smoothly in the first attempt. AWS can be an alternative device for airway management in a patient wearing halo vest. |
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