title: Successful reintubation after cervical spine exposure using an Aintree intubation catheter and a Laryngeal Mask Airway.
abstract: Unintentional intraoperative tracheal extubation can be potentially catastrophic, especially in patients with difficult airways. We describe a case in which extubation occurred during cervical spine decompression. Reintubation was facilitated with a Laryngeal Mask Airway and an Aintree intubation catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Anesthesiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Rafi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avitsian
authors.forename: D John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Helfand
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zura
authors.forename: Ehab
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farag
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged