Difficult air-way path. A case presentation.

This paper reports the case of an inpatient from the provincial hospital ¨Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima¨ from Cienfuegos Province that had a difficult access to the air ways. The paper describes the application of the predictive tests as well as the results when using Fastrach, a useful tool that favo...

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Main Authors: José Julio Ojeda González, Evangelina Dávila Cabo de Villa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2004-04-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/49
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Summary:This paper reports the case of an inpatient from the provincial hospital ¨Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima¨ from Cienfuegos Province that had a difficult access to the air ways. The paper describes the application of the predictive tests as well as the results when using Fastrach, a useful tool that favoured the location of the endotracheal tube of less calibre in this patient.<strong><br /></strong>
ISSN:1727-897X