Anesthetic considerations of central airway obstruction

Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a serious presentation of lung cancer and associated chest diseases. It presents a real challenge to the anesthesiologist because usually the patient admitted to the hospital as an emergency case with high grade dyspnea scheduled to undergo rigid bronchoscopy for...

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Published in:Saudi journal of anaesthesia 2011-07, Vol.5 (3), p.326-328
Main Authors: El-Dawlatly, Abdelazeem, Alnassar, Sami, Abodonya, Ahmed, Almutlaq, Nada, Hajjar, Waseem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway management
Airway obstruction (Medicine)
Analysis
Anesthesia
Asthma
Bronchoscopy
Case Report
central airway obstruction
Central nervous system agents
Health aspects
Hospitals
Medical imaging
Mortality
Thoracic surgery
Ventilation
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Summary:Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a serious presentation of lung cancer and associated chest diseases. It presents a real challenge to the anesthesiologist because usually the patient admitted to the hospital as an emergency case with high grade dyspnea scheduled to undergo rigid bronchoscopy for diagnostic and possible therapeutic interventions. In this case report, we described the anesthetic management of a patient who was admitted to our hospital with CAO.
ISSN:1658-354X
0975-3125
DOI:10.4103/1658-354X.84113