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Anesthetic manipulation in extreme airway stenosis: a case report
Zhi-Bin Zhou, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xue Zhou
1Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. fengxia@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Introduction:
Anesthetic management with airway stenosis is challenging. Techniques for maintaining spontaneous respiration are required under sedative and analgesic conditions.
Case Presentation:
A 35-year-old Chinese woman presented to our hospital with difficulty breathing. Computerized tomography showed a tumor in the frontal area of her neck, which was causing extreme narrowing of her trachea. She was immediately scheduled for emergency surgery to remove the tumor. Fiberscopic intubation was carefully performed with dexmedetomidine sedation and remifentanil analgesia. Spontaneous respiration was successfully maintained.
Conclusion:
In cases of extreme airway stenosis, intubation can be safely achieved with dexmedetomidine sedation and remifentanil analgesia.
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