Emergent retrograde tracheal intubation in a 3-year-old with stevens-johnsons syndrome.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
A 3-year-old girl suffering from Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome with severe sloughing of the oropharyngeal mucosa was brought to the operating room for an emergent tracheostomy after multiple failed attempts to intubate the trachea in the pediatric intensive care unit. However, a retrograde tracheal intubation was successfully performed in the operating room to secure her airway, after which a tracheostomy was performed. Retrograde intubation can be a quick and effective method for securing the difficult airway.
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
7
Last Page
8
ISSN
2325-7237
Published In/Presented At
He M. (2014). Emergent retrograde tracheal intubation in a 3-year-old with stevens-johnsons syndrome. A & A case reports, 2(1), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACC.0b013e3182a1af9b
Disciplines
Anesthesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
25612259
Department(s)
Department of Anesthesiology
Document Type
Article