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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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Airway management in patients with neck burn contracture
Nidhi Gupta1, Tanmay Tiwari2, Haider Abbas3
1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
2 Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Emergency Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nidhi Gupta
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijb.ijb_25_21
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Airway management is an important aspect during reconstructive surgeries of patients with postburn contracture (PBC) due to significant morbidity and mortality associated with it. The standard recommendations by the American Society of Anesthesiologists for Difficult Airway Management may not be appropriate for these patients due to the high risk of intubation failure and airway crisis. With recent advancements, many techniques and devices have been used successfully in patients with PBC of the head and neck. This article focuses on various barriers faced during the airway management of such patients along with common techniques to overcome them.
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