title: Effective use of the esophageal tracheal Combitube following severe burn injury.
abstract: We present the case of a patient status post previous burn injury, undergoing elective surgery in which the Combitube was used because contractural formation of the mouth and tracheal stenosis precluded tracheal intubation. The Combitube proved to be highly successful in this patient who had a very limited mouth opening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.020, Houston, TX 77030, USA. carin.a.hagberg@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Carin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hagberg
authors.forename: Sonya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pillai
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008865:Microstomia / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*