NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION IN A CHILD WITH TREACHER-COLLINS SYNDROME USING THE BULLARD INTUBATING LARYNGOSCOPE

Citation
Re. Brown et al., NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION IN A CHILD WITH TREACHER-COLLINS SYNDROME USING THE BULLARD INTUBATING LARYNGOSCOPE, Journal of clinical anesthesia, 5(6), 1993, pp. 492-493
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
ISSN journal
09528180
Volume
5
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
492 - 493
Database
ISI
SICI code
0952-8180(1993)5:6<492:NIIACW>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Tracheal intubation may be difficult or impossible in children with Tr eacher Collins syndrome. Nasotracheal intubation may be required for a ppropriate repair of cleft palate in these patients. This report descr ibes the use of the Bullard intubating laryngoscope to facilitate naso tracheal intubation in a child with severe mandibulofacial dysplasia.