Author(s):
Jayashree Sen, Parvoti S., Bitan Sen, Sheetal Madavi
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DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2021.00676 
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Dr. Jayashree Sen1, Dr. Parvoti S.2, Dr. Bitan Sen3, Dr. Sheetal Madavi4
1Prof. Dept. of Anaesthesia DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
2Junior Resident, Dept. of Anaesthesia DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
3DNBSS Senior Resident, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Science, Dept. of Critical Care Medicine Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
4Asstt. Prof. Dept. of Anaesthesia DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
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Volume - 14,
Issue - 7,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
Management of a “difficult airway” poses one of the most relevant and challenging tasks for anesthesiologists. Unanticipation with difficult airway and endotracheal intubation during the conduction of general anesthesia may result in complications and fatality. We report the case of a 14 yr old boy for planned C5-C6 spine fixation under general anaesthesia. Unanticipated difficult oral intubation after three failed attempts, managed by a stylleted cuffed endotracheal tube, head up tilt of the operation table, shoulder support, cricoid pressure and rotation of the endotracheal tube anticlockwise at the glottic opening.
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Jayashree Sen, Parvoti S., Bitan Sen, Sheetal Madavi. A Case of Unanticipated difficult Intubation in a patient posted for C5-C6 Posterior Fixation. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2021; 14(7):3896-8. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2021.00676
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Jayashree Sen, Parvoti S., Bitan Sen, Sheetal Madavi. A Case of Unanticipated difficult Intubation in a patient posted for C5-C6 Posterior Fixation. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2021; 14(7):3896-8. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2021.00676 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-14-7-73
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