Airway management in Hurler's syndrome: A persistent challenge for anaesthesiologists

[...]MPS patients can have atlantoaxial joint instability which precludes neck hyperextension during airway management. CONCLUSION The laryngeal mask family devices are useful in handling difficult airway situations as in the present case. Since there are no validated parameters which can predict th...

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Published in:Indian journal of anaesthesia 2016-08, Vol.60 (8), p.599-601
Main Authors: Kerai, Sukhyanti, Saith, Vandana, Kumar, Rakesh, Tewari, Saipriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Airway
Airway management
Anesthesia
Brief Communication
Care and treatment
Conflicts of interest
Consent
Diagnosis
Hurler's syndrome
Intubation
Patients
Physiological aspects
Surgery
Ventilation
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Summary:[...]MPS patients can have atlantoaxial joint instability which precludes neck hyperextension during airway management. CONCLUSION The laryngeal mask family devices are useful in handling difficult airway situations as in the present case. Since there are no validated parameters which can predict the successful placement of supraglottic devices, awake insertion would be safer compared to insertion under anaesthesia.
ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/0019-5049.187811