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Laryngeal Mask Airway LMA Placement in a Neonatal Patient Simulator Using a Non-Inflatable Supraglottic Airway SGA
Published on: July 14, 2023
An Innovative Approach to Airway Foreign Body Management in an Extremely Premature Neonate
Sarah E Hodge1, Lauren Kilpatrick1, Carlton Zdanski1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina System, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Abstract:
This case report is a retrospective review of a challenging though ultimately successful removal of an airway foreign body in a 2-day-old premature female born at 23 weeks and 4 days gestation. A segment of a 5-F surfactant catheter was cut and accidentally dislodged in the distal airway within the lumen of the patient's endotracheal tube. Ultimately, visualization was obtained using a 1.6-mm KARL STORZ sialoendoscope, and retrieval was performed using sialoendoscopy forceps passed via the working channel of the sialoendoscope while maintaining ventilation. This case represents an innovative approach to complex airway foreign body management utilizing sialoendoscopy instruments. Laryngoscope, 130:1236-1238, 2020.
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