title: Airway management with the Laryngeal Tube Suction II in a patient with cervical spine injury.
abstract: Supraglottic airway devices may offer alternative strategies for securing the airway in patients with cervical spine injuries. A case of airway management with the LTS II, a modified version of the laryngeal tube suction, in a patient with a paramedian atlas fracture scheduled for decompression of a haematoma on the forehead is described. Device insertion was successful in the first attempt and a gastric tube was inserted without problems. Ventilation was uneventful, no complaints were stated after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. harald.genzwuerker@anaes.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Harald V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Genzwuerker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsagogiorgas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hinkelbein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome