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An Innovative Approach to Airway Foreign Body Management in an Extremely Premature Neonate
Author(s) -
Hodge Sarah E.,
Kilpatrick Lauren,
Zdanski Carlton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.28153
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps , foreign body , airway , airway management , surgery
This case report is a retrospective review of a challenging though ultimately successful removal of an airway foreign body in a 2‐day‐old premature female born at 23 weeks and 4 days gestation. A segment of a 5‐F surfactant catheter was cut and accidentally dislodged in the distal airway within the lumen of the patient's endotracheal tube. Ultimately, visualization was obtained using a 1.6‐mm KARL STORZ sialoendoscope, and retrieval was performed using sialoendoscopy forceps passed via the working channel of the sialoendoscope while maintaining ventilation. This case represents an innovative approach to complex airway foreign body management utilizing sialoendoscopy instruments. Laryngoscope , 130:1236–1238, 2020