Management of a “difficult airway” poses one of the most relevant and challenging tasks for anesthesiologists. Unanticipation with difficult airway and endotracheal intubation during the conduction of general anesthesia may… Click to show full abstract
Management of a “difficult airway” poses one of the most relevant and challenging tasks for anesthesiologists. Unanticipation with difficult airway and endotracheal intubation during the conduction of general anesthesia may result in complications and fatality. We report the case of a 14 yr old boy for planned C5-C6 spine fixation under general anaesthesia. Unanticipated difficult oral intubation after three failed attempts, managed by a stylleted cuffed endotracheal tube, head up tilt of the operation table, shoulder support, cricoid pressure and rotation of the endotracheal tube anticlockwise at the glottic opening.
               
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