Airway management of a patient with severe post burn mento-sternal contracture: A novel approach
Airway management in patients with severe post burn mentosternal contracture is always a challenge for the anaesthesiologist. Difficulty in intubation occurs due to contracture and fixed flexion deformity of the neck resulting in nonalignment of oropharyngeal and laryngeal axis. We are reporting a c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184916301891 |