Abstract
Two adult patients with upper airway obstruction due to epiglottitis and infectious mononucleosis requiring urgent airway management are presented. Successful establishment of an open airway was achieved by performing a minitracheotomy using the Seldinger technique followed finally with nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Airway Obstruction / etiology
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Airway Obstruction / surgery*
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Bronchoscopy
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Epiglottitis / complications
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Equipment Design
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Fiber Optic Technology
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Humans
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Infectious Mononucleosis / complications
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Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
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Laryngoscopy
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Miniaturization
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Respiration, Artificial
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Tracheotomy / instrumentation
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Tracheotomy / methods*