| Special position for the anaesthetic management of a patient with giant neck and back masses. | |
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PMID: 21326990 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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A neck mass is a risk factor for difficult airway during induction of anaesthesia particularly when accompanied with a giant back mass which limits positioning of the patient in the supine position. We report the management of a young woman with known recurrent neurofibroma scheduled for resection of her giant neck and back masses. Unfortunately, her dorsal thoracic mass was too huge to allow adoption of the supine position for induction of anaesthesia. In order to achieve a suitable supine position which is fundamental during airway management, we created a hole in the operating table to fit her giant back mass. Exhibition of this special operating table may help to achieve a suitable position and ease airway management which is not possible with routine tables in cases with giant posterior masses. |
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Authors:
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M Akhlaghi; G Shabanian; M Abedinzadeh |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Ghana medical journal Volume: 44 ISSN: 0016-9560 ISO Abbreviation: Ghana Med J Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-17 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-25 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0073210 Medline TA: Ghana Med J Country: Ghana |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 37-8 Citation Subset: - |
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Anaesthesiology Department, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, IRAN. |
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