Case Reports in Anesthesiology (Jan 2014)

Tracheal Intubation through the I-gel for Emergency Cesarean Section in a Patient with Multidrug Hypersensitivity: A New Technique

  • Kartika Balaji Samala,
  • Yuri Uchiyama,
  • Yasuyuki Tokinaga,
  • Yukitoshi Niiyama,
  • Soshi Iwasaki,
  • Michiaki Yamakage

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/245752
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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31-year-old female with hypersensitivity to local anesthetics and neuromuscular blocking agents presented for emergency Cesarean section. We successfully performed I-gel-assisted tracheal intubation without using neuromuscular blockers. We believe this method would be helpful in selected situations.