Replacing the combitube by an endotracheal tube using a fibre-optic bronchoscope during spontaneous ventilation.
We present a case of microlaryngoscopy in a patient with an unexpectedly difficult airway. The airway was managed by using an oesophageal-tracheal Combitube (Kendall-Sheridan, Argyle, NY) (ETC) and a fibre-optic bronchoscope (Pentax-Japan-5 mm).
Gaitini
L A
LA
Department of Anaesthesia, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Vaida
S J
SJ
Fradis
M
M
Somri
M
M
Yanovski
B
B
Kalderon
N
N
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery*