Endotracheal intubation using i-gel(R) and lightwand in a patient with difficult airway: a case report / 대한마취과학회지
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
; : 501-504, 2015.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-44489
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ABSTRACT
This case report involves tracheal intubation using i-gel(R) in combination with a lightwand in a patient with a difficult airway, classified as Cormack-Lehane grade 3. I-gel(R) was used during anesthesia induction to properly maintain ventilation. The authors have previously reported successful tracheal intubation on a patient with a difficult airway through the use of i-gel(R) and a fiberoptic bronchoscope. However, if the use of a fiberoptic bronchoscope is not immediately available in a patient with a difficult airway, tracheal intubation may be performed by using i-gel(R) and a lightwand in a patient with difficult airway, allowing the safe induction of anesthesia.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ventilation
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Transillumination
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Laryngeal Masks
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Bronchoscopes
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Airway Management
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Intubation
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Intubation, Intratracheal
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Anesthesia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article