Difficult tracheal intubation and post-extubation airway stenosis in an 11-month-old patient with unrecognized subglottic stenosis: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s40981-017-0079-4
Abstract: BackgroundSubglottic stenosis can lead to life-threatening difficult tracheal intubation during general anesthesia. We report a case of difficult tracheal intubation in an 11-month-old female who had unrecognized subglottic stenosis.Case presentationThe patient was scheduled for elective… read more here.
Keywords: subglottic stenosis; intubation; unrecognized subglottic; difficult tracheal ... See more keywords
Laryngoscopic view in a child with previous difficult tracheal intubation and a history of growth hormone therapy
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DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_427_18
Abstract: It is well known that laryngoscopic difficulty may change with age among patients with disorders characterised by difficult tracheal intubation. For example, sufficient mandibular growth in patients with Pierre Robin syndrome (PRS) during early childhood… read more here.
Keywords: tracheal intubation; growth hormone; history growth; difficult tracheal ... See more keywords