Management of upper airway obstruction using a Seldinger minitracheotomy kit.

Ala-Kokko, T I; Kyllönen, M; Nuutinen, L · Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Two adult patients with upper airway obstruction due to epiglottitis and infectious mononucleosis requiring urgent airway management are presented. Successful establishment of an open airway was achieved by performing a minitracheotomy using the Seldinger technique followed finally with nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation.

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