title: Airway Management in a Patient with Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis Causing Bamboo Spine: Use of Aintree Intubation Catheter.
abstract: Management of a case of ankylosing spondylitis can be very challenging as the airway and the central neuraxial blockade are extremely difficult to handle. Fiberoptic intubation may lead to predictable success in the face of difficult airway. We are presenting a new technique of fiberoptic intubation in a young patient, suffering from severe ankylosing spondylitis, came for total hip replacement surgery. There was anticipated difficult airway due to severe limitation in neck movement and it was successfully managed by using Aintree Intubation Catheter (AIC) with intubating fiberoptic bronchoscope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Irfan
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ul Haq
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Shankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Faraz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shafiq
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058109:Airway Management; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome