The King Vision™ video laryngoscope for awake intubation: series of cases and literature review
Ewelina Gaszynska, Tomasz GaszynskiDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandAbstract: Intubation of patients with a supraglottic mass causing obstruction of the glottis remains a difficult problem for the experienced anesthesiologist. Awake fibe...
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2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Ewelina Gaszynska, Tomasz GaszynskiDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandAbstract: Intubation of patients with a supraglottic mass causing obstruction of the glottis remains a difficult problem for the experienced anesthesiologist. Awake fiberscopic endotracheal intubation is the recommended approach in such cases; however, use of a video laryngoscope for awake intubation can be an alternative to a fiberscope. Here we present two cases of awake intubation using a King Vision™ video laryngoscope in patients with a supraglottic mass, and a literature review on use of video laryngoscopes for awake intubation. After topical anesthesia and sedation with opioids, the patients were successfully intubated.Keywords: airway management, difficult airway, awake intubation, video laryngoscope |
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