A failure of pre-anaesthetic check-up leading to unsuspected difficult intubation

Errors and omissions during pre-anaesthetic check-up and anaesthesia administration have been extensively reported. All attempts to pass the endotracheal tube beyond it failed. Since mask ventilation was possible, we decided to proceed with fibre-optic-guided tracheal intubation using which we could...

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Published in:	Indian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 60; no. 11; pp. 863 - 864
Main Authors:	Singh, Shweta, Pandey, Vijay, Prakash, Kelika, Choudhary, Vinod
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-11-2016 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Airway management Anesthesia Cysts Intubation Letters to Editor Ventilation
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Summary:	Errors and omissions during pre-anaesthetic check-up and anaesthesia administration have been extensively reported. All attempts to pass the endotracheal tube beyond it failed. Since mask ventilation was possible, we decided to proceed with fibre-optic-guided tracheal intubation using which we could negotiate the growth.
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ISSN:	0019-5049 0976-2817
DOI:	10.4103/0019-5049.193697