Airway management in a case of neck impalement: use of the oesophageal tracheal combitube airway.
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.
Eichinger
S
S
Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Vienna, Austria.
Schreiber
W
W
Heinz
T
T
Kier
P
P
Dufek
V
V
Goldin
M
M
Leithner
C
C
Frass
M
M
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