Abstract
We report a video laryngoscopic tracheal intubation under sedation in a patient with a hip fracture. Preoperative assessment revealed signs of difficult airway management linked to a cervical spine immobilization. Here we describe an alternative method to awake fiber optic flexible intubation.
Copyright © 2013 Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Braces
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Deep Sedation / methods*
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Female
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Femoral Neck Fractures / surgery
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Fractures, Bone / therapy
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Glottis
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Humans
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Humerus / injuries
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Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage
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Hypoxia / etiology
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Hypoxia / therapy
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Immobilization
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Intraoperative Complications / etiology
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Intraoperative Complications / therapy
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Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
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Laryngoscopes*
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Laryngoscopy / methods*
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Multiple Trauma
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Odontoid Process / injuries
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Propofol / administration & dosage
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Spinal Fractures / therapy
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Suicide, Attempted
Substances
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Hypnotics and Sedatives
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Propofol