Complete airway obstruction during awake fibreoptic intubation

被引:66
作者
Shaw, IC [1 ]
Welchew, EA [1 ]
Harrison, BJ [1 ]
Michael, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NO GEN HOSP,NHS TRUST,DEPT SURG,SHEFFIELD S5 7AU,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
关键词
intubation; tracheal; complications; equipment; laryngoscope; fibreoptic; airway; obstruction; surgery; thyroidectomy; tracheostomy;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.155-az0155.x
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
Awake fibreoptic intubation is well established as the optimum method of securing the airway in patients in whom difficulty is anticipated. We report a patient undergoing awake fibreoptic intubation in whom the use of topical local anaesthetic precipitated acute loss of the airway so that urgent surgical intervention was required.
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页码:582 / 585
页数:4
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