Open AccessSupraglottic airway device and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for curative surgery in a patient with huge thyroid mass: A case report
Author(s) -
Eun Kyung Choi,
Do Young Kim,
Jun Oh Kim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_638_21
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , cardiopulmonary bypass , airway , airway management , extracorporeal circulation , thyroid , surgery , anesthesia
In the case of complete surgical resection of locally aggressive thyroid mass with severely compromised airways, airway management is difficult and can be considerably risky. We report a case of airway management using i-gel™ and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which is a safe and feasible method of airway management for providing general anesthesia in a patient with a large thyroid mass.