| Autor: |
Mukesh Kumar Prasad, Ajay Kumar Sinha, Umesh Kumar Bhadani, Balbir Chabra, Kanchan Rani, Bhavana Srivastava |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 54, Iss 1, Pp 59-61 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0019-5049 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/0019-5049.60501 |
| Popis: |
Management of airway in trauma victim with penetrating cervical/thoracic spine injury has always been a challenge to the anaesthesiologist. Stabilisation of spine during airway manipulation, to prevent any further neural damage, is of obvious concern to the anaesthesiologist. Most anaesthesiologists are not exposed to direct laryngoscopy and intubation in lateral position during their training period. Tracheal intubation in the lateral position may be unavoidable in some circumstances. Difficult airway in an uncooperative patient compounds the problem to secure airway in lateral position. We present a 46-year-old alcoholic, hypertensive, morbidly obese person who suffered a sharp instrument (screwdriver) spinal injury with anticipated difficult intubation; the case was managed successfully. |
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