title: Aspiration of an oropharyngeal airway during nasotracheal intubation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Smithson
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sloane
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hickey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*