Anaesthetic management of congenital laryngeal web presenting with acute upper airway obstruction.
This is a case of failed intubation in a child of 15 months due to presence of laryngeal web. The airway was maintained by Cole Neonatal tube size 2 mm held at the available orifice of the glottis with maintenance of spontaneous respiration under general anesthesia till emergency tracheostomy was performed.
Mahfouz
Abdul Kader M
AK
Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, PO 937, PC 112 Ruwi. abdulkaderm2000@hotmail.com
Rashid
Mohammed
M
Reddy
Prabhakar
P
D000208:Acute Disease; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*