Evidence of pulmonary aspiration during difficult airway management of a morbidly obese patient with the LMA CTrach.
We describe a pulmonary aspiration that occurred during tracheal intubation with the LMA CTrach (SEBAC, Pantin, France) in a male morbidly obese patient (178 cm height, BMI=48 kg m(-2)) admitted for elective gastric banding. Our report suggests that manipulations of the CTrach such as Up-manoeuvre may lead to pulmonary aspiration in the case of regurgitated gastric content.
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Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jean Verdier University Hospital of Paris (APHP), Av du 14 Juillet, 93143 Bondy, France. Paris 13 School of Medicine, 93000 Bobigny, France.
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D000328:Adult; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000209:etiology*