Use of a Tracheal Tube as a Nasally Inserted Supraglottic Airway in a Case of Near-Fatal Airway Obstruction Caused by Epiglottitis
Joint Authors
Ozaki, Masayuki
Murashima, Koji
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Airway management is critical during near-fatal obstruction of the upper airway in epiglottitis; however, this is challenging because of the sitting posture and agitated mental status of the patient.
Moreover, there is currently no established protocol for safe airway management in patients with epiglottitis.
Here, we describe the use of a conventional tracheal tube as a nasolaryngeal airway to maintain airway patency at the site of airway narrowing in the supine position, which enabled alleviation of imminent airway obstruction in a patient with epiglottitis.
For definitive airway establishment, tracheostomy was then safely performed in the supine position.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ozaki, Masayuki& Murashima, Koji. 2019. Use of a Tracheal Tube as a Nasally Inserted Supraglottic Airway in a Case of Near-Fatal Airway Obstruction Caused by Epiglottitis. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133422
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ozaki, Masayuki& Murashima, Koji. Use of a Tracheal Tube as a Nasally Inserted Supraglottic Airway in a Case of Near-Fatal Airway Obstruction Caused by Epiglottitis. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133422
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ozaki, Masayuki& Murashima, Koji. Use of a Tracheal Tube as a Nasally Inserted Supraglottic Airway in a Case of Near-Fatal Airway Obstruction Caused by Epiglottitis. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133422
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133422