Airtraq® optical laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in patients with severe ankylosing spondylitis: A report of two cases
oleh: Qazi Ehsan Ali, Syed Hussain Amir, Obaid Ahmed Siddiqui, Abu Nadeem, Abdulla Zoheb Azhar
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Airway management in patients of ankylosing spondylitis remains a challenge for anaesthesiologists. Many new airway devices have been used for securing airway in these patients. The Airtraq® optical laryngoscope is one of the new rigid laryngoscopes with a proximal view finder that reflects an image transferred from the distal tip of the blade through a series of lenses, prisms and mirrors. We report two cases of ankylosing spondylitis who were scheduled for total hip replacement and subtotal thyroidectomy and were successfully intubated using the Airtraq® laryngoscope.