Successful emergent reintubation using the Aintree intubation catheter and a laryngeal mask airway.
Tracheal extubation can be potentially catastrophic, especially in patients with difficult airways. This article describes a case where planned extubation in a patient with a large tongue lesion led to complete airway obstruction and subsequent cardiac arrest. Reintubation was facilitated using a laryngeal mask airway and an Aintree intubation catheter.
Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery