Open AccessApproach To A Difficult Intubation Case Caused by Tracheal Occlusive Secretions in ICU
Author(s) -
Hatice Dilek Özcanoğlu,
Başol Bay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
göğüs kalp damar anestezi ve yoğun bakım derneği dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1305-5550
DOI - 10.5222/gkdad.2021.22590
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , airway , respiratory distress , tracheal intubation , endotracheal intubation , life saving , intensive care medicine , acute respiratory distress , anesthesia , intervention (counseling) , airway management , surgery , lung , medical emergency , nursing
Difficult airway, in other means having problems during tracheal intubation, is quite comman in daily practice. When a unknown or unexpected difficult airway is faced, rapid intervention and appropriate management of the situation is life-saving. In this case report a patient who needed re-intubation due to respiratory distress caused by dry secretions in trachea during ICU follow-up after cardiac valve surgery. The process of unexpected difficulty in re-intubation was managed effectively by rapid and appropriate approach.