The impossible airway: a plan.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient presented with near complete airway obstruction due to a massive tumor. Nonsurgical methods failed to secure the airway, and surgical approaches were considered unlikely to succeed in a timely fashion. Cardiopulmonary bypass via femoral-femoral cannulation with the use of local anesthesia and a portable unit, followed by IV anesthesia, allowed the surgeons to perform a controlled tracheotomy.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Lymphoma
- Thyroid Neoplasms