Successful intubation using a specially bent lighted stylet to fit the upper airway passage of a patient with ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint and deep cervical abscesses: A case report.
10.17085/apm.2016.11.1.113
- Author:
In Kyeong PARK
1
;
Jeong Heon PARK
;
Jin Gu KANG
;
Keun Sook SOHN
;
Sang Jun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. jg1229kr@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Instrument;
Intratracheal intubation;
Temporomandibular ankylosis
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Ankylosis*;
Decompression Sickness;
Humans;
Intubation*;
Intubation, Intratracheal;
Joints;
Temporomandibular Joint*
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2016;11(1):113-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A bent lighted stylet has demonstrated effectiveness for intubating patients with difficult airways. We report a case of successful intubation using a lighted stylet that was bent to configure the upper airway passage in a patient with ankylosis of the temporo-mandibualr joint and a small inter-incisor gap with diffuse submandibular abscesses. We suppose that lighted stylets with different bends can be used in difficult airway cases. The usefulness of a bent lighted stylet to fit the upper airway passage needs further evaluation for additional clinical application.
