Open AccessIs the fibreoptic bronchoscope an under‐utilised resource in the recovery room?
Author(s) -
Gillan Claire,
Fleming Ian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
anaesthesia cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2396-8397
DOI - 10.21466/ac.itfbaur.2016
Subject(s) - compromise , airway , medicine , harm , intensive care medicine , resource (disambiguation) , medical emergency , surgery , psychology , computer science , political science , social psychology , computer network , law
Summary We describe a challenging patient with postoperative airway compromise who was successfully managed with fibreoptic airway evaluation. We believe that this is an under‐appreciated technology within in the postoperative setting. Greater awareness may promote wider clinical application and in turn avert potential patient harm.