Case of difficult intubation overcome by the laryngeal mask airway.
10.3346/jkms.1993.8.4.290
- Author:
Chong Moo LEE
1
;
Hong Seuk YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Chug-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Difficult Intubation;
Laryngeal Mask Airway
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cicatrix/complications;
Contracture/etiology;
Face;
Female;
Humans;
*Intubation, Intratracheal;
*Laryngeal Masks
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1993;8(4):290-292
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A case of difficult intubation is described in which the problem was overcome by use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA). The patient had difficulty in mouth opening due to severe burn scar contracture around the mouth and limited access prevented tracheal intubation. The use of LMA is shown to have obviated the need for tracheal intubation in the case of a patient whose injuries would have made this technique difficult.
