Singapore Med J 2014; 55(12): e205-e206; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2014187
The use of laryngeal mask airway SupremeTM in rescue airway situation in the critical care unit
Siddiqui S, Seet E, Chan WY
Correspondence: Dr Edwin Seet, seetedwin@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
We herein report a witnessed cardiopulmonary collapse of a patient with difficult mask ventilation and near-impossible laryngoscopy-cum-intubation in the critical care unit. The airway was successfully rescued with a laryngeal mask airway SupremeTM, followed by an open, crash tracheostomy by the otolaryngologist.
Keywords: critical care unit, difficult airway, supraglottic airway, tracheostomy
Singapore Med J 2014; 55(12): e205-e206; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2014187
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