DIFFICULT INTUBATION FOLLOWING THORACIC TRAUMA

被引:8
作者
GROVES, J [1 ]
EDWARDS, N [1 ]
HOOD, G [1 ]
机构
[1] NO GEN HOSP,DEPT ANAESTHET,SHEFFIELD S5 7AU,ENGLAND
关键词
LARYNX; EDEMA; COMPLICATIONS; TRAUMA; HEMOTHORAX; INTUBATION; TRACHEAL;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb04402.x
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
A previously fit 20‐year‐old man presented with a large haemothorax following a stab wound to the left chest. Pre‐operative airway assessment indicated that tracheal intubation would be routine. On induction of anaesthesia, visualisation of the larynx proved impossible because of soft tissue swelling. Successful intubation was eventually achieved with the aid of a gum elastic bougie. At operation, the patient's common carotid artery was found to have been perforated close to its origin on the aorta. The patient made an uneventful recovery. Copyright © 1994, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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