RT Book, Section
A1 Simms, Matthew G.
A1 Law, J. Adam
A2 Hung, Orlando R.
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146620153
T1 Post-Obstructive Pulmonary Edema (POPE)
T2 Hung's Difficult and Failed Airway Management, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259640544
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146620153
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  26-year-old  man  presented  with  a  fractured  tibia  and  fibula,  sustained  during  a  collision  with  two  other  players  while  playing  recreational  hockey.  He  was  scheduled  for  open  reduction  and  internal  fixation  of  the  fractures.  Significant  past  medical  history  was  limited  to  a  5  pack-year  history  of  smoking.  He  had  previously  undergone  reconstruction  of  an  anterior  cruciate  ligament  without  incident.  He  was  on  no  medications  pre-morbidly  and  laboratory  investigations  were  normal.  He  weighed  220  lb  (100  kg)  and  was  6′0″  (183  cm)  tall.  Preoperative  airway  examination  revealed  normal  mouth  opening  with  full  teeth,  a  thyromental  span  of  4  cm,  and  good  jaw  protrusion.  He  demonstrated  a  modified  Mallampati  score1  of  II  and  had  a  normal  cervical  range  of  motion.  The  rest  of  his  physical  examination  was  unremarkable.  He  had  been  fasted  for  8  hours  preoperatively.