Open AccessCIS-ATRACURIUM WITH MASSETER MUSCLE SPASM: AN UNANTICIPATED DIFFICULT ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION AND TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISPLACEMENT: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Muhammad Saad Yousuf,
Syed Ijlal Ahmed,
Khalid Samad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan armed forces medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-8842
pISSN - 0030-9648
DOI - 10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.4157
Subject(s) - medicine , temporomandibular joint , muscle spasm , anesthesia , endotracheal intubation , masseter muscle , intubation , vomiting , perioperative , surgery , dentistry
Masseter muscle spasm and displacement of temporomandibular joint under anaesthesia could be life threatening if an anaesthesiologist is not prepared. We present a case of 23 years old young lady, who otherwise healthy, having symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting. Initial baseline workup showed a solitary gallstone and was then planned for urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The challenges faced in the perioperative period were the management of unanticipated masseter muscle spasm and difficult endotracheal intubation after administration of cisatracurium, and temporomandibular joint displacement.