Anaesthetic management of difficult airway due to retropharyngeal abscess
oleh: Manjula Sudhakar Rao, Y K Linga Raju, P N Vishwanathan
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01 |
Deskripsi
A one-and-half-year old girl weighing 7.5 kg presented with a history of neck swelling, difficulty in swallowing and breathing. She was posted for incision and drainage on an emergency basis. Diagnosis was confirmed by neck X-ray and computed tomography scan as retropharyngeal abscess. Here we present the successful anaesthetic management of this child at JSS Medical College Hospital, Mysore.