Open AccessA novel use of nasopharyngeal airway in managing airway leak
Author(s) -
Akanksha Saxena,
Gaurav Singh Tomar,
Suman Sokhal,
Nilesh Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.158006
Subject(s) - airway , leak , medicine , airway management , computed tomography , ventilation (architecture) , intensive care medicine , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , environmental engineering
We report a case of severe maxillofacial injury, who while undergoing later stages of reconstruction surgeries, presented with an inimitable kind of air leak during mask ventilation and its interesting management using a nasopharyngeal airway. The case also enlightens the importance of evaluating the available computed tomography images as a part of preanesthetic check-up.