Use of CobraPLA for airway management in a neonate with Desbuquois syndrome. Case report and anesthetic implications

Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Jul;15(7):602-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01489.x.

Abstract

We present the anesthetic management of an infant with Desbuquois syndrome (a rare form of micromelic dwarfism) with a possible difficult airway. The anesthetic implications of this syndrome are presented. The airway was managed with a new supraglottic device - the CobraPLA. Although intubation through this device was not possible in this instance, CobraPLA provided a satisfactory supraglottic airway. It was easy to insert and provided satisfactory conditions for positive pressure ventilation. The CobraPLA provides another option for airway management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / physiopathology
  • Anesthesia, Inhalation / instrumentation*
  • Catheters, Indwelling
  • Dwarfism / complications*
  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Syndrome