Awake Fibreoptic Intubation in the Sitting Position in a Patient with a Huge Goitre
A 46-year-old woman was anesthetized for total thyroidectomy. The thyroid was massive, deviating the trachea to the right and causing attenuation of the trachea radiologically. She had symptoms of respiratory obstruction in the supine position. Awake FOB-guided intubation was done in sitting positio...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350089/ |