RT Book, Section
A1 Huang, Andrea
A1 Bienia, Sebastian
A1 Hajduk, John
A1 Jagannathan,  Narasimhan
A2 Hung, Orlando R.
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146619466
T1 A Neonate with a Difficult Airway and Aspiration Risk
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=1146619466
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  newborn  with  small  bowel  obstruction  is  taken  to  the  operating  room  for  an  exploratory  laparotomy.  You  are  called  to  assist  with  a  potentially  difficult  airway.  Initial  assessment  of  the  newborn  demonstrates  a  “small  chin”  and  obvious  signs  of  respiratory  distress  including  tachypnea  and  upper  airway  obstruction.  The  baby's  oxygen  saturation  is  91%  in  the  supine  position.  The  primary  anesthesia  practitioner  suggests  an  “awake”  intubation  in  light  of  the  potential  for  aspiration  and  high  likelihood  of  a  difficult  airway.  What  are  your  concerns  and  how  would  you  manage  this  child's  airway?