Airway management in a patient with a cleft palate after pharyngoplasty: a case report

Hee, Hwan-Ing; Conskunfirat, NESİL; Wong, SY; Chen, Chit

doi:10.1007/bf03018717

Airway management in a patient with a cleft palate after pharyngoplasty: a case report

Hee H., Conskunfirat N., Wong S., Chen C.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE, cilt.50, sa.7, ss.721-724, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 7
Basım Tarihi: 2003
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf03018717
Dergi Adı: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.721-724
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To describe a practical method of aiding nasotracheal intubation in a cleft palate patient with previous pharyngoplasty using a suction catheter under tactile guidance. Problems of airway management in these patients are also discussed.