title: Use of CobraPLA for airway management in a neonate with Desbuquois syndrome. Case report and anesthetic implications.
abstract: We present the anesthetic management of an infant with Desbuquois syndrome (a rare form of micromelic dwarfism) with a possible difficult airway. The anesthetic implications of this syndrome are presented. The airway was managed with a new supraglottic device - the CobraPLA. Although intubation through this device was not possible in this instance, CobraPLA provided a satisfactory supraglottic airway. It was easy to insert and provided satisfactory conditions for positive pressure ventilation. The CobraPLA provides another option for airway management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX 77030, USA. peter.szmuk@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szmuk
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matuszczeak
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David Warters
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rabb
authors.forename: Tiberiu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ezri
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000503:physiopathology; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000150:complications*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D013577:Syndrome