Airway management of a patient with severe post burn mento-sternal contracture: A novel approach

Publication date: Available online 7 January 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia Author(s): Poonam Gupta, Charu Bamba Airway management in patients with severe post burn mentosternal contracture is always a challenge for the anaesthesiologist. Difficulty in intubation occurs due to contracture and fixed flexion deformity of the neck resulting in nonalignment of oropharyngeal and laryngeal axis. We are reporting a case with severe postburn mentosternal contracture in whom endotracheal intubation was done successfully by using a Pro seal Laryngeal Mask Airway without its introducer along with a tube exchanger after a failed awake fibreoptic intubation.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research