Use of laryngeal mask airway in the management of difficult airway during thyroidectomy

Patients with difficult airway may be encountered either predictably or not. The Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) has increasingly become an option for airway management including patients with airway difficulty. We report the case of a middleaged man who had thyroidectomy and whose anticipated difficult...

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Published inPyramid Journal of Medicine Vol. 3; no. 1
Main Authors Abdullahi, Mustapha Miko M., Salahu, Dalhat, Bello, Usman Mohammed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.09.2020
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Summary:Patients with difficult airway may be encountered either predictably or not. The Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) has increasingly become an option for airway management including patients with airway difficulty. We report the case of a middleaged man who had thyroidectomy and whose anticipated difficult airway was managed with the classic LMA.
ISSN:2612-2332
2612-2332
DOI:10.4081/pjm.2020.73