Perioperative Challenges in Airway and Ventilatory Management of a Neurosurgical Patient with Klippel–Feil Syndrome

Klippel–Feil syndrome, a rare congenital anomaly, has a classical triad of low posterior hairline, short neck, and restriction of neck movements. Complex airway anatomy increases the risk of neurological damage while handling the airway during positioning and laryngoscopy. We address the possible an...

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Main Authors: Geetha Lakshminarasimhaiah, Akshita Niranjan, Sonika Shivakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1775808