Airway management in a patient of ankylosing spondylitis with traumatic cervical spine injury

Traumatic cervical lesions compressing the spinal cord pose a significant risk of exacerbating the existing neurological condition during tracheal intubation and subsequent positioning. Preexisting ankylosing spondylitis with spinal column involvement renders the spinal column more rigid and introdu...

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Main Authors: Nilesh Kumar, Ashish Bindra, Charu Mahajan, Naveen Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2015;volume=9;issue=3;spage=327;epage=329;aulast=Kumar