[Two consecutive intubations using neonatal Airtraq in an infant with difficult airway].
We used successfully Airtraq-combined to a gum-elastic boogie to intubate twice a dysmorphic infant with mucolipidosis, in whom direct laryngoscopy failed. If this result is confirmed by prospective studies, Airtraq could be a first-line device to intubate infants with difficult intubation.
Lafrikh
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Service d'anesthésie pédiatrique, CHU de Bordeaux, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
Didier
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Bordes
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Semjen
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Nouette-Gaulain
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D009081:Mucolipidoses / Q000150:complications*; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*