Airway Management in a Patient with Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis Causing Bamboo Spine: use of Aintree Intubation Catheter. | [Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP • 2015]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

2. Faisal Shamim: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

3. Shankar Lal: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

4. Faraz Shafiq: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract:

Management of a case of ankylosing spondylitis can be very challenging as the airway and the central neuraxial blockade are extremely difficult to handle. Fiberoptic intubation may lead to predictable success in the face of difficult airway. We are presenting a new technique of fiberoptic intubation in a young patient, suffering from severe ankylosing spondylitis, came for total hip replacement surgery. There was anticipated difficult airway due to severe limitation in neck movement and it was successfully managed by using Aintree Intubation Catheter (AIC) with intubating fiberoptic bronchoscope.

Page(s): 900-902

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 25, Issue: 12, Year: 2015

Keywords:

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