Foreign Body Removal at Right Main Bronchus in A Neonate.
10.4266/kjccm.2013.28.3.201
- Author:
Hyun Su RI
1
;
Sang Wook SHIN
;
Seung Hoon BAEK
;
Hyae Jin KIM
;
Sun Jae LEE
;
Seong Wan BAIK
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. shinsw@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
back percussion;
bronchial foreign body;
posture
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Bronchi;
Foreign Bodies;
Head-Down Tilt;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Male;
Percussion;
Posture;
Surgical Instruments
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2013;28(3):201-203
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Foreign body in the airway could be a life-threatening risk, especially for young pediatric patients. A 6-day old male patient with foreign body, which was located deep in the right main bronchus was being admitted. Although we tried three times to remove it with rigid bronchoscopic forceps under the general anesthesia, we failed. Before switching to surgical treatment, we changed the Trendelenburg position and tapped his back several times in order to alter the foreign body toward the forcep. Finally we were able to catch and extract the foreign body successfully. We suggest that back percussion with the Trendelenburg position is a useful solution to remove a foreign body within a deep airway.
