title: Elective tracheostomy for a patient with a history of difficult intubation.
abstract: The anesthetic challenge of managing a difficult airway is demanding under the best of conditions. An emergency operation compounds the difficulty. Seldom do we have the opportunity to truly plan for a possible emergency. This report presents a solution to the problem of knowing of a difficult airway but having no control over the timing or possible emergent state of the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fuhrman
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Farina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D014139:Tracheostomy