Endotracheal intubation in the prone position, in a patient with a high-velocity missile injury to the abdomen and thorax

Abstract

The airway management in prone position secondary to penetrating posterior thoracic injury is challenging to the anesthetist. We described a successful endotracheal intubation under direct laryngoscopy at first attempt in the prone position in a 25-year-old male with a 6-foot hollow metal impacted in the right posterolateral thorax.

Keywords

• Endotracheal intubation
• posterior thoracic injury
• prone position