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A Novel Rescue Technique for Difficult Intubation and Difficult Ventilation
Published on: January 17, 2011
Unsuspected sublingual mass causing difficult intubation in an infant
Edouard Saade1, Kevin Hopkins, Nancy Setzer
1Department of Anesthesiology, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 78411, USA. edouardsaade@sbcglobal.net
Abstract:
A case is described of a difficult intubation in an infant presenting for cleft palate closure, due to an unsuspected sublingual mass. The report stresses the fact that multiple anomalies can coexist in an infant and contribute to difficult intubation through different mechanisms. Various airway management strategies are explored.
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