title: Airway management using the pediatric GlideScope in a child with Goldenhar syndrome and atypical plasma cholinesterase.
abstract: We report a case of difficult intubation in a child with Goldenhar syndrome and atypical plasma cholinesterase. Intubation attempts by direct laryngoscopy and the Trachlight were unsuccessful. The airway was ultimately secured using the pediatric GlideScope in conjunction with external laryngeal manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. admilne@dal.ca
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dower
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hackmann
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood* / Q000172:deficiency*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006053:Goldenhar Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002802:Cholinesterases