Altered airway anatomy but challenges remains same

The altered pediatric airway is a nightmare for an anesthesiologist. Managing such cases with limited resources makes it more challenging. Here, we report a case of pediatric patient with altered airway anatomy posted for gastrotomy and feeding tube insertion. This case highlights the management of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Harshad, Leena P., Pujari, Vinayak, Balaji, T., Navdeep, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7458027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32934638
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_762_19
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Sumario:The altered pediatric airway is a nightmare for an anesthesiologist. Managing such cases with limited resources makes it more challenging. Here, we report a case of pediatric patient with altered airway anatomy posted for gastrotomy and feeding tube insertion. This case highlights the management of pediatric difficult airway and discusses the various choices of anesthesia technique.

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