Open AccessSuccessful emergency airway management in a case of removal of foreign body bronchus in a pediatric patient
Author(s) -
Swapnadeep Sengupta,
Sarbari Swaika,
Sagarika Banerjee,
Jagabandhu Sheet,
Anamitra Mandal,
Bikash Bisui
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.134525
Subject(s) - foreign body , medicine , foreign body aspiration , respiratory distress , airway , bronchus , right main bronchus , foreign body removal , surgery , respiratory tract , anesthesia , respiratory system , respiratory disease , lung
Foreign body (FB) aspiration into the respiratory tract is a common incident, especially in the pediatric age group and can, sometimes, pose a real challenge to the anesthesiologists as far as the airway management is concerned. Here, we report a case of FB bronchus in a 3 year 2 months old boy, presenting to the emergency in a cyanosed and comatosed condition with severe respiratory distress. In spite of the unavailability of a pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscope in our hand, the gradual declining condition of the baby made us to take the challenge. The FB was successfully removed through a tracheotome using a nasal endoscope.