title: Management of airway obstruction caused by nasal packing material in a trauma patient.
abstract: Airway management of patients with facial trauma is challenging. This case report presents an unusual cause of partial airway obstruction by nasal packing saturated with blood clots. We stress on the importance of careful examination of the airway before instrumentation and of being aware that the distal end of the nasal packing material could migrate downward and cause airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, St Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helwani
authors.forename: Nahel N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Saied
authors.forename: Vafa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Foroughi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D013630:Tampons, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*