Awake tracheal intubation in a patient with a supraglottic mass with the Bonfils fibrescope after failed attempts with a flexible fibrescope
Singapore medical journal
;
: e139-41, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-337171
ABSTRACT
Awake intubation with a flexible fibrescope is usually done electively in patients with a known difficult airway. Herein, we describe the case of an elective awake tracheal intubation that was performed on a patient with a large, obstructive supraglottic mass. The intubation was successfully performed using the Bonfils fibrescope after several failed attempts with a flexible fibrescope. This case highlights the usefulness of the Bonfils fibrescope and the limitations of the flexible fibrescope in certain clinical situations.
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Main subject:
Trachea
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Wakefulness
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Tracheostomy
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Laryngeal Neoplasms
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Laryngoscopes
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Diagnosis
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Fiber Optic Technology
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Intubation, Intratracheal
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Laryngoscopy
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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