Removal of Sawdust Aspiration and Anesthetic Management: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2006.50.3.327
- Author:
Haeng Seon SHIM
1
;
Seong Ho LEE
;
Hyun Sik PARK
;
Myoung Keun SHIN
;
Kyung Woo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea. smkeun311@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
aspiration;
foreign body;
rigid bronchoscopy;
sawdust
- MeSH:
Adult;
Airway Management;
Anesthesia;
Bronchoscopes;
Bronchoscopy;
Early Diagnosis;
Emergencies;
Foreign Bodies;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Mortality
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2006;50(3):327-331
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The aspiration of a tracheobronchial foreign body can be a life-threatening incident. Early diagnosis and the bronchoscopic removal of the foreign bodies can protect a patient from serious morbidity and even mortality. We report an unusual case of a 28-year-old man who inhaled sawdust that required emergency airway management and bronchoscopic removal of the sawdust fragments. Anesthesia for a rigid bronchoscopy is a challenging procedure for an anesthesiologist who must share the airway with the bronchoscopist and maintain the adequate depth of anesthesia. Most of the sawdust fragments were extracted successfully using a rigid bronchoscope. The patient was discharged uneventfully within one week of hospitalization.
