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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cheng, Wei-Chun
• Jimmy-Ong
• Lee, Chia-Ling
• Lan, Cing-Hong
• Chen, Tsung-Ying
• Lai, Hsien-Yong

Titel

Pentax-Airway Scope for tracheal intubation breaks through the limitation of neck motion in an ankylosing spondylitis patient wearing halo vest–A case report

Ist Teil von

• Acta anaesthesiologica Taiwanica, 2010-12, Vol.48 (4), p.180-181

Ort / Verlag

China (Republic : 1949- ): Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The Airway Scope ® (AWS) provides better glottic view than the conventional direct laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation. With it, the endotracheal tube can be more easily inserted into the tracheal lumen easily. We hereby presented a 24-year-old ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patient wearing a halo vest who was successfully intubated for undergoing cervical spine surgery involving C1 and C2 under general anesthesia. Pre-operative airway assessment revealed that he was a case of difficult intubation. An AWS was used for oral tracheal intubation which was achieved smoothly in the first attempt. AWS can be an alternative device for airway management in a patient wearing halo vest.