Savior in pediatric difficult airway - Lateral positioning during awake fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation in a child with oral mass: A case report

Elsevier

Available online 28 August 2022

Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical CareAbstract

Successful management of anticipated difficult airway is a challenge for an anesthesiologist specially in pediatric patients. Although awake fiberoptic intubation is now a realistic option in this age group, it can still be an ardous task when it comes to managing oral tumors in a child. We describe successful management of a case of oral fibrosarcoma in a child where awake fiberoptic bronchoscopy was done in lateral position to secure the airway and avoid cannot ventilate cannot intubate situation.

Keywords

Awake nasal fiberoptic intubation

Difficult airway

Intubation

Pediatric

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