Historically, the intubating laryngeal mask airway, esophageal tracheal Combitube, and retrograde wire technique, have all been used successfully tointubateburn patients. A burn scar contracture causes insufficient neck extension, resulting in difficult intubation that can be life-threatening. As mortality and morbidity are directly related to the ability to deliver oxygen to the patient, the airway must be managed with particular care in these patients. Severe post-burn contracture (PBC) of the neck represents a challenge to the plastic surgeon as well as the anaesthesiologist. Post-Burn Contracture Fiber optic bronchoscopy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Khanpurkalan, Sonepat (131305), Haryana, India.Į-Mail: Article Type: Case Report Received: FebruAccepted: MaPublished: ApCitation: Sarvesh, Shalini Chaudhary (2015) Difficult Airway Management In Patients With Severe Post Burn Contracture of Neck.
Medical College for women, Khanpurkalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.Ģ Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, B.P.S.G.M.C. 1 Asssistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, B.P.S.