TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of the difficult pediatric airway
T2 - Efficacy of airway exchange catheters with rigid bronchoscopy
AU - Mohyuddin, Nadia
AU - Sulman, Cecillie
AU - Wheeler, Melissa
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - The airway exchange catheter can be used both to ventilate the lungs and to act as a guide for reintubation in patients of all ages who have a tenuous airway. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy with an anatomically challenging airway in whom both an airway exchange catheter and a rigid bronchoscope were used to visualize and maintain a secure airway. We also review the literature as it pertains to the management of the difficult pediatric airway.
AB - The airway exchange catheter can be used both to ventilate the lungs and to act as a guide for reintubation in patients of all ages who have a tenuous airway. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy with an anatomically challenging airway in whom both an airway exchange catheter and a rigid bronchoscope were used to visualize and maintain a secure airway. We also review the literature as it pertains to the management of the difficult pediatric airway.
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U2 - 10.1177/014556130908800608
DO - 10.1177/014556130908800608
M3 - Article
C2 - 19517402
AN - SCOPUS:67449150180
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 88
SP - 964
EP - 966
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 6
ER -