"Failed intubation" in obstetric anaesthesia. An indication for use of the "Esophageal Gastric Tube Airway".
The management of failure to intubate the trachea during emergency Caesarean section in a 116.7-kg woman is described. General anaesthesia was continued with the aid of a Gordon and Don Michael Esophageal Gastric Tube Airway. The forward displacement of the larynx caused by the tube in the oesophagus improved the patency of the airway.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy