Evidence of pulmonary aspiration during difficult airway management of a morbidly obese patient with the LMA CTrach.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a pulmonary aspiration that occurred during tracheal intubation with the LMA CTrach (SEBAC, Pantin, France) in a male morbidly obese patient (178 cm height, BMI=48 kg m(-2)) admitted for elective gastric banding. Our report suggests that manipulations of the CTrach such as Up-manoeuvre may lead to pulmonary aspiration in the case of regurgitated gastric content.
Medical subject headings
- Intraoperative Complications
- Laryngeal Masks
- Obesity, Morbid
- Respiratory Aspiration