Open AccessComplete upper airway obstruction during awake fibreoptic intubation in patients with unstable cervical spine fractures
Author(s) -
Glenn McGuire,
Hossam ElBeheiry
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
canadian journal of anaesthesia/canadian journal of anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1496-8975
pISSN - 0832-610X
DOI - 10.1007/bf03012553
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spine , intubation , airway obstruction , cervical spine injury , airway , anesthesia , surgery
To describe the presentation and management of complete upper airway obstruction with life threatening arterial oxygen desaturation that occurred during attempted awake fibreoptic intubation in two patients presenting with unstable C-spine injury.