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Airway Management Using Supraglottic Airway Device during Glossopexy Surgery for Pierre Robin Sequence


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1 K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India

Airway management during glossopexy, a surgical correction of Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) includes endotracheal intubation, which can fail repeatedly. (1,2) Supraglottic airway (SGA) device is one of the alternatives.  We present a case of airway management using SGA device

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Pierre Robin Sequence, Airway Management, Supraglottic Airway Device.
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P. V. Aditya Kumar
K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India
Anand Bangera
K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India

Abstract


Airway management during glossopexy, a surgical correction of Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) includes endotracheal intubation, which can fail repeatedly. (1,2) Supraglottic airway (SGA) device is one of the alternatives.  We present a case of airway management using SGA device

Keywords


Pierre Robin Sequence, Airway Management, Supraglottic Airway Device.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/isacon-Karnataka%2F2017%2FEP062