Abstract

ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH POST BURNS CONTRACTURE NECK

*Dr. Dipro Dey and Dr. Sathyasuba

Abstract

Airway management patients with facial and neck burns presents as a challenge to the anaesthetist. Restricted mouth opening, decreased oropharyngeal space, limited atlanto-occipital joint extension, reduced submandibular space and fibrosed neck are the contributing factors to difficult airway. Herein presenting a case of successful airway and anaesthetic management of a post burn patient with obliterated airway with severely limited neck extension by awake nasal fiberoptic bronchoscopy guided intubation.

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