Use of the Bullard laryngoscope in the adult patient with epiglottitis: a case report.
This case report involves the anesthetic management of a rare case of adult epiglottitis. It is unique in that there are real photographs of the illness and a previously undocumented use of a specific airway adjunct in acute epiglottitis, the Bullard laryngoscope. Management of the case from start to finish is discussed, as well as the usefulness of the Bullard laryngoscope in a difficult intubation scenario.
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Contemporary Anesthesia Services and Memorial Hospital, McPherson, Kan., USA.
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000628:therapy*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008297:Male; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists