[Tracheal intubation in a case of Still's disease].
The authors report the case of a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (Still's disease) who underwent laparotomic hysterectomy under general anesthesia. Tracheal intubation was performed with the aid of a fibroscope, as recommended in the literature, given that impairment of the cervical spine and the temporo-mandibular joint made it extremely unlikely that direct laryngoscopy could be performed. The authors also report the methods recommended by other authors in order to guarantee a sufficiently deep anesthetic plane together with patency of the airways in patients suffering from Still's disease.
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Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale Civile, Dolo, Venezia.
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D000328:Adult; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal
Intubazione tracheale in un caso di morbo di Still.