Difficult mask ventilation: simple step to make the impossible, possible! - 12/10/16
Doi : 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.06.035
Soon Eu Chong, MD, MMed a, b, ⁎ 
: Staff Anesthesiologist, Rhendra Hardy Mohammad Zaini, MD, MMed a : Senior Consultant of Anesthesiology, Ikhwan Wan Mohd Rubi, MD a : Staff Anesthesiologist, Jo Anne Lim, MD, DDERM c : Resident of Dermatology
: Staff Anesthesiologist, Rhendra Hardy Mohammad Zaini, MD, MMed a : Senior Consultant of Anesthesiology, Ikhwan Wan Mohd Rubi, MD a : Staff Anesthesiologist, Jo Anne Lim, MD, DDERM c : Resident of Dermatology a Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
b Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
c Department of Dermatology, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
⁎Correspondence: Soon Eu Chong, MD, MMed (USM), Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia. Tel.: +60 12 4628136.Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains MalaysiaBertamKepala BatasPenang13200Malaysia
Abstract |
Mask ventilation is one of the most important skills in airway management. Difficulty in mask ventilation can become life threatening if it is associated with difficulty in intubation during general anesthesia. We report a potential impossible ventilation condition which was safely and easily overcome with appropriate innovative modification of an Opsite adhesive film.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Variable techniques are available for difficult intubation. |
• | There are some particular cases in which these measures are not fully effective. |
• | Our patient presented with a large rodent ulcer on the face and a retrosternal goiter. |
• | Opsite film provides a friction surface and enables good seal to facilitate ventilation. |
• | This might be beneficial in future airway management that needs a better seal. |
Keywords : General anesthesia, Fiberoptic intubation, Difficult ventilation, Difficult airway
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| ☆ | Source(s) of support: Nil. |
| ☆☆ | Presentation at a meeting: Nil. |
| ★ | Conflicting interest: Nil. |
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Vol 34
P. 612-614 - novembre 2016 Retour au numéro
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