Airway management of a patient with severe post burn mento-sternal contracture: A novel approach

Airway management in patients with severe post burn mentosternal contracture is always a challenge for the anaesthesiologist. Difficulty in intubation occurs due to contracture and fixed flexion deformity of the neck resulting in nonalignment of oropharyngeal and laryngeal axis. We are reporting a c...

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Main Authors: Poonam Gupta, Charu Bamba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184916301891