title: Airway management in a case of neck impalement: use of the oesophageal tracheal combitube airway.
abstract: A patient presented with neck impalement after a traffic accident. Respiratory arrest demanded immediate tracheal intubation, which was impossible as a wooden splinter had partially obstructed the pharynx and prevented laryngoscopy. An oesophageal tracheal Combitube airway was inserted successfully and the patient's lungs were ventilated adequately until tracheotomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eichinger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heinz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kier
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dufek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leithner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frass
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries; D012121:Respiration, Artificial