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Use of CobraPLA TM for airway management in a neonate with Desbuquois syndrome. Case report and anesthetic implications
Author(s) -
SZMUK PETER,
MATUSZCZEAK MARIA,
CARLSON RICHARD F.,
DAVID WARTERS R.,
RABB MARY F.,
EZRI TIBERIU
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01489.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway management , airway , anesthetic , anesthesia , intubation , tracheal intubation , laryngeal masks , intensive care medicine , surgery , laryngeal mask airway
Summary We present the anesthetic management of an infant with Desbuquois syndrome (a rare form of micromelic dwarfism) with a possible difficult airway. The anesthetic implications of this syndrome are presented. The airway was managed with a new supraglottic device – the CobraPLA. Although intubation through this device was not possible in this instance, CobraPLA provided a satisfactory supraglottic airway. It was easy to insert and provided satisfactory conditions for positive pressure ventilation. The CobraPLA provides another option for airway management.