Anesthetic management by laryngeal mask airway in a patient with a history of difficult intubation resulting in dental injuries

Disabled patients may face respiratory problems during general anesthesia because of head and neck anomalies. We describe a case of dental treatment under general anesthesia using a laryngeal mask airway in a disabled patient who faced difficulty in endotracheal intubation on several occasions, 5 of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anesthesia progress 2015-01, Vol.62 (1), p.20-21
Hauptverfasser: Asahi, Yoshinao, Fujii, Ryosuke, Usui, Naoko, Kagamiuchi, Hajime, Omichi, Shiro, Kotani, Junichiro
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Zusammenfassung:Disabled patients may face respiratory problems during general anesthesia because of head and neck anomalies. We describe a case of dental treatment under general anesthesia using a laryngeal mask airway in a disabled patient who faced difficulty in endotracheal intubation on several occasions, 5 of which resulted in dental injuries.
ISSN:0003-3006
1878-7177
DOI:10.2344/0003-3006-62.1.20