Airway Management in Complete Oral Cavity Foreign Body Obstruction: A Case Report

Foreign body (FB) injuries of the airway and of the digestive tract are common in pediatric patients. Available literature cites small blunt objects as a common FB leading to FB aspiration or ingestion. Complete oral cavity obstruction by a FB, however, is a rare and potentially life-threatening sce...

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Published inA&A practice Vol. 15; no. 1; p. e01379
Main Authors Jimenez-Ruiz, Federico, Van Beck, Jenna, Jakubowski, Luke, Kim, Tae
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 19.01.2021
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Summary:Foreign body (FB) injuries of the airway and of the digestive tract are common in pediatric patients. Available literature cites small blunt objects as a common FB leading to FB aspiration or ingestion. Complete oral cavity obstruction by a FB, however, is a rare and potentially life-threatening scenario. Airway management can be particularly challenging when access to the oral cavity is severely restricted. We present the anesthetic management of a child with complete oral cavity obstruction by a large fishing lure.
ISSN:2575-3126
DOI:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001379