Effective use of the esophageal tracheal Combitube following severe burn injury.
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.
Hagberg
Carin A
CA
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.020, Houston, TX 77030, USA. carin.a.hagberg@uth.tmc.edu
Johnson
Sonya
S
Pillai
Deepak
D
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*