학술논문
[Double lumen tube insertion in awake patients through the AirTraq laryngoscope in 2 cases of expected difficult airway].
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Salazar Herbozo E; Servicio Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapia del Dolor, Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas, Almería. wilo.salazar@hotmail.com; Planas B; Ramasco F; Gómez Rice A; Catalán P
Source
Publisher: Elsevier Doyma Country of Publication: Spain NLM ID: 0134516 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0034-9356 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00349356 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN
0034-9356
Abstract
The likelihood of difficult airway in thoracic surgery increases in the presence of associated cancer of the pharynx or larynx. The difficulty is greater when a double lumen tube must be inserted in these conditions, and various newly developed optical devices offer solutions for managing such cases. We report on 2 patients with expected difficult airway who were scheduled for lung resection. In both cases, intubation was accomplished through the AirTraq laryngoscope while the patient remained awake. Awake patient tolerance is facilitated by this laryngoscope, because the tube can be inserted without changing the position of the tongue or placing pressure on the vallecula.