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KMID : 0356920110600060434
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2011 Volume.60 No. 6 p.434 ~ p.436
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Difficult tracheostomy tube placement in an obese patient with a short neck -A case report-
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Hwang Sung-Mi
Jang Ji-Su
Yoo Jae-In
Kwon Hyung-Ki
Lee Soo-Kyung
Lee Jae-Jun
Lim So-Young
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Abstract
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We report a difficult case of tracheostomy in a 34-year-old obese woman with a short neck. The tracheostomy tube placement repeatedly failed because of anatomical changes due to obesity and a short neck, tracheal mucosal swelling due to prolonged intubation, and unexpected false passage; however, it was successfully performed using an endotracheal tube exchanger as a guidewire.
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KEYWORD
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Guidewire, Obesity, Tracheostomy
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