title: Difficult airway management after carotid endarterectomy: utility and limitations of the Laryngeal Mask Airway.
abstract: This case series details successful management of life-threatening airway obstruction after carotid endarterectomy. In the first case, ventilation was restored with a Laryngeal Mask Airway. In the second case, laryngeal mask airway rescue was unsuccessful, necessitating percutaneous transtracheal jet ventilation and subsequent endotracheal intubation with direct laryngoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA. yiandoc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Augoustides
authors.forename: Brett E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Groff
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Jonas S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Johansson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014139:Tracheostomy