Open AccessEndotracheal intubation for penetrating neck trauma
Author(s) -
Sevtap Hekimoğlu Şahin,
Beyhan Karamanlıoğlu,
Mehmet Turan Ina,
Hüseyin Uğur,
Tolgay Akıncı,
Hakan Tagrikulu,
Banu Tütüncüler
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.181120
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , intubation , airway management , airway , endotracheal intubation , anesthesia , penetrating trauma , surgery , tracheal intubation , blunt
Tracheal intubation is performed as part of daily routine in the operating room, rarely with complications. However, management of airway for cases such as a penetrating neck trauma case might constitute exceptions, in which cases the stabilization of the neck to prevent any further neural damage is a significant source of concern for the anesthesiologist. Generally, intubation techniques for penetrating neck trauma were planned according to the initial position of patients. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of alterated the position of the patient during the anesthesia induction for direct laryngoscopy. We report a case of successful airway management of a patient with penetrating neck trauma, by endotracheal intubation with direct laryngoscopy (DL) technique.