Difficult intubation in a case of ankylosing spondylitis: a case report.
J Postgrad Med
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1998 Apr-Jun; 44(2): 43-6
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in English
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| ID: sea-116331
ABSTRACT
A case of severe ankylosing spondylitis involving the entire spine was to be operated for lumbar osteotomy. She had fixed rigidity of the cervical spine with minimal rotational movement, inability to lie down supine and severe restrictive lung disease with hypoxemia (pO2 = 65 mmHg). An awake intubation was performed and the patient was operated under general anaesthesia in the prone position. Intraoperative "wake-up" test was performed to judge whether extent of straightening was excessive. Postoperatively, she was electively ventilated and extubated uneventfully after 24 hours.
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Main subject:
Osteotomy
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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Female
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Humans
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Adult
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Intubation, Intratracheal
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Anesthesia, General
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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