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Management of severe tracheal obstruction with helium/oxygen and a laryngeal mask airway
Author(s) -
Milner Q. J. W.,
Abdy S.,
Allen J. G.
Publication year - 1997
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.1365-2044.1997.252-az0386.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway obstruction , heliox , laryngeal mask airway , airway , mascara , anesthesia , airway management , laryngeal masks , larynx , surgery
We report the use of Heliox administered via a laryngeal mask airway in the treatment of a 47‐year‐old woman with Gardner's syndrome who presented with severe tracheal obstruction requiring urgent tracheostomy.