Emergency X ray-guided nasotracheal intubation in a patient with a spinal epidural haematoma.
A patient with a spinal epidural haematoma who developed tetraparesis and respiratory insufficiency is described. Nasotracheal intubation was successfully and rapidly undertaken with the aid of continuous fluoroscopy.
Kawaguchi
M
M
Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Neurological Institute, Japan.
Sakamoto
T
T
Ohnishi
H
H
Karasawa
J
J
D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology