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KMID : 1155520200150030378
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Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2020 Volume.15 No. 3 p.378 ~ p.382
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A fiberoptic orotracheal intubation successfully performed using a modified Guedel airway in a sedated emergency patient - A case report -
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Yang Jae-Young
Kim Seon-Jin
Lee Bou-Sung
Lee Kwang-Haeng
Kim Dong-Seok
Lee Jae-Do
Jun Hee-Jung
Yoon Jin-Sun
Cho Sam-Soon
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Abstract
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Background: Fiberoptic intubation is a powerful and safe technique to deal with airway difficulty, but it requires a lot of training to be able to perform correctly. There are various specialized oral airways for fiberoptic intubation, but none of them have perfect functionality.
Case: A 75-year-old male (body weight 71.6 kg, height 159.3 cm, body mass index 28.22 kg/m2) was diagnosed with acute appendicitis, and it was decided to do a laparoscopic appendectomy. After the induction of general anesthesia, it was impossible to insert the direct laryngoscope deep enough for vocal cord visualization without damaging the teeth because of limited mouth opening. We successfully performed fiberoptic intubation with a newly modified Guedel airway via a longitudinal channel on the convex side and a distal opened lingual end.
Conclusions: Our modified Guedel airway can be useful in assisting fiberoptic intubation in unexpectedly difficult airway situations.
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KEYWORD
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Airway management, Aneshthesi general, Deep sedation, Intratracheal, Intubation
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