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Management of an intraoperatively damaged endotracheal tube in a case of difficult airway using fibre-optic bronchoscope with minimal apnoea period

Damage to the endotracheal tube (ETT) is common in head and neck surgeries, especially in maxillary osteotomy. Airway management in such a crisis is crucial as there is risk of aspiration of blood into lungs, hypoxia and apnoea. This case illustrates a patient with an anticipated difficult airway wh...

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Autores principales: Himarani, Jayachandran, Nancy, S Mary, Krishna Kumar Raja, VB, Sundaram, S Shanmuga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5416727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515525
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ija.IJA_674_16

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