Laryngeal trauma during awake fiberoptic intubation

Anesth Analg. 2002 Oct;95(4):1112-4, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200210000-00061.

Abstract

We describe three patients with difficult airways in which fiberoptic endotracheal intubation was used to insert breathing tubes into the patients' windpipes. Airway injury occurred during the use of this technique. Although largely a safe technique, care should be exercised when anesthesiologists choose equipment and when they perform this technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Bronchoscopy / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Fiber Optic Technology
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hematoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation*
  • Larynx / injuries*
  • Male
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery
  • Vocal Cords / anatomy & histology
  • Vocal Cords / injuries