Aspiration of an oropharyngeal airway during nasotracheal intubation.
The oropharyngeal airway (OPA) has been a remarkably safe device since its invention by Guedel in 1933. This plastic device is easily placed in the mouth and used for aiding in mask ventilation. We report a case of the aspiration of an OPA causing near total upper airway obstruction.
Lee
C M
CM
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Song
K S
KS
Morgan
B R
BR
Smith
D C
DC
Smithson
J B
JB
Sloane
R W
RW
Hickey
M S
MS
D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*