A fibreoptic intubation technique for children with mucopolysaccharidoses using the laryngeal mask airway

Children with mucopolysaccharidoses present the anaesthetist with both a difficult airway and often an impossible intubation using conventional techniques. A technique for airway management and tracheal intubation is described utilizing the Brain laryngeal mask airway, the fibreoptic bronchoscope, a...

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Published inPediatric anesthesia Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 421 - 426
Main Authors WALKER, R.W.M, ALLEN, ROTHERA, M.R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.01.1997
Subjects
Adolescent
anaesthesia techniques
Anesthesia - methods
Child
complications
difficult
Female
Fiber Optic Technology
fibreoptic bronchoscope
fibreoptic bronchoscopy
Humans
intubation
Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
laryngeal mask airway
Laryngeal Masks
Male
Mucopolysaccharidoses
stylet
tracheal
ureteral dilator
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Summary:Children with mucopolysaccharidoses present the anaesthetist with both a difficult airway and often an impossible intubation using conventional techniques. A technique for airway management and tracheal intubation is described utilizing the Brain laryngeal mask airway, the fibreoptic bronchoscope, a guide wire and a ureteral dilator. Two case reports of children with mucopolysaccharidoses are presented who were managed successfully with this technique. The advantages of the technique are discussed.
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ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1046/j.1460-9592.1997.d01-102.x