1.Successful Use of a Video Laryngoscope Instead of a Flexible Bronchoscope in a Patient With a Deep Neck Abscess
Makoto OYA ; Hajime ARIMA ; Yuki OIZUMI ; Takatomo TESAKI ; Kazushi OTA ; Noriaki SEKIYA ; Rie KINUGASA ; Naoko TAKEUCHI
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2024;73(1):27-31
Deep neck abscess can cause upper airway stenosis and obstruction, and sometimes emergency airway management is required. Here we present a case of deep neck abscess in which awake intubation with a video laryngoscope (McGRATH™ MAC) was more useful than with flexible bronchoscope. A man in his 80s was transported to our hospital with throat and chest pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a deep neck abscess (right peritonsillar abscess). The otolaryngologist attempted drainage by puncture, but this was ineffective. There was a risk of upper airway obstruction, and emergency airway management was required. First, we attempted endotracheal intubation with a flexible bronchoscope but could not secure the field of view because of the upper airway edema and stenosis. Next, we attempted tracheal intubation using a video laryngoscope, which ultimately was successful. The blade of the video laryngoscope compressed and lifted the soft tissue and then it secured the space of the upper airway.
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