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Fibreoptic intubation in Klippel‐Feil syndrome
Author(s) -
DAUM R. E. O.,
JONES D. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1988.tb05416.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fiberscope , intubation , tracheal intubation , abnormality , airway , surgery , anesthesia , psychiatry
Summary A patient with Klippel‐Feil syndrome who underwent abdominal surgery is presented and the anomaly reviewed. The anatomical abnormality and potentially unstable neck provide a potentially difficult tracheal intubation which was undertaken using an awake fibreoptic technique. The role of the fibrescope and the advantage of pre‐operative assessment of the difficult airway are discussed.