Anaesthetic management of an infant with tracheomalacia scheduled for computed tomography angiography: A challenge

Anaesthetic management of an infant with tracheomalacia scheduled for computed tomography angiography: A challenge

Tracheomalacia is characterised by collapse of the tracheal wall with respiration. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) can be utilised for evaluation of airway abnormalities but providing sedation/anaesthesia for CTA in such a case carries the risk of airway catastrophe. We describe the anaestheti...

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Main Authors: Manpreet Kaur, Sana Y Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Airway
bronchomalacia
CT angiography
general anaesthesia
sedation
tracheomalacia
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2019;volume=63;issue=4;spage=312;epage=315;aulast=Kaur

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