Abstract
Life-threatening obstruction of the lower trachea is rare, and protocols for treating severe narrowing of the tracheal lumen are scant. We describe our management to provide safe airway control in a severely dyspnoeic patient with unilateral vocal cord paralysis and a 1 mm opening of the lower trachea.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-117 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Resuscitation |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Airway management
- Airway obstruction
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation