Severe upper airway obstruction and difficult intubation in cicatricial pemphigoid
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- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 41 (10) , 1029-1031
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12748.x
Abstract
Upper airway obstruction in cicatricial pemphigoid is rarely seen by the anaesthetist. A case of severe dyspnoea due to progressive laryngeal obstruction is presented. Tracheal intubation during induction of general anaesthesia for permanent tracheostomy was extremely difficult and was successfully performed by introducing a size 12 French suction catheter through the stenotic laryngeal orifice. Adequate ventilation was achieved by using the oxygen flush valve to deliver oxygen intermittently through the catheter.Keywords
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