title: Accidental tracheal extubation of a patient in the prone position.
abstract: While undergoing emergency C6-C7 corpectomy and anterior and posterior fusion, our prone patient in whom airway management had been difficult experienced unplanned tracheal extubation. Herein, we describe emergency airway management including reintubation and provide suggestions for airway management in the prone-positioned patient.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houten
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wecksell