| Autor: |
W, Puchner, J, Obwegeser, F K, Pühringer |
| Rok vydání: |
2002 |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 46(4) |
| ISSN: |
0001-5172 |
| Popis: |
Impending upper airway obstruction due to odontogenic facial and cervical spreading infection is a potential fatal situation that requires urgent treatment. In particular, securing the threatened airway is a priority and a precondition to the pressing need for surgery. The best approach to establish the difficult airway is awake fiberoptic intubation or scheduled tracheotomy under local anesthesia. We report a critical case of severe swelling of the neck in a morbidly obese patient with no alternative to awake fiberoptic intubation. The primary goals of optimal safety for the patient and appropriate intubating conditions for the anesthesiologist made us to consider a new method of patient medication. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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