Excessive occipital-C1 flexion via halo vest immobilization: oropharyngeal space reduction leading to difficult airway establishment.
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. kenneth.n.hiller@uth.tmc.edu
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*