Patients with burns to the head and neck may be difficult to intubate or ventilate via facemask. Furthermore, post-burn scarring and microstomia may reduce the success of rescue supraglottic airway placement. While awake tracheal intubation using a flexible intubation scope is considered the optimal technique for these patients, it may not always be feasible in the pediatric population. We report a case of successful management of a difficult airway in a child with extensive post-burn head and neck deformity using a noninvasive positive pressure system to aid with inhalational induction and deep sedation during intubation using a flexible scope.
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Sober.n, J. R., Sangari, T., Ching, J., & Urdaneta, F. (2023). The use of a noninvasive positive pressure system to facilitate tracheal intubation in a difficult pediatric airway: a case report. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition), 73(5), 676–679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2021.03.012
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