Retrograde intubation. Management of a 4.8-kg, 5-month infant.
An infant with Goldenhar's syndrome is presented in whom two-stage plastic surgery was undertaken. The first operation, at the age of 5 months, necessitated a retrograde technique for tracheal intubation while in the second, at 10 months of age, conventional intubation was possible. The discussion highlights those refinements that promote a successful outcome when retrograde intubation is indicated, particularly in infants.
Sheffield Children's Hospital.
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Murray-Wilson
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D006053:Goldenhar Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000601:surgery*