Translaryngeal guided intubation in an uncooperative patient with maxillofacial injury: case report.
Maxillofacial injuries can produce a wide variety of airway problems. We report the case of a difficult airway situation in an intoxicated and combative patient with maxillofacial injury, for which we resorted to awake translaryngeal guided intubation (TLI).
Department of Anesthesiology, King/Drew Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059.
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Wooten
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance