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:10.1155/2014/245752

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

Affiliations

Kartika Balaji Samala: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, S1W16,Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
Yuri Uchiyama: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, S1W16,Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
Yasuyuki Tokinaga: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, S1W16,Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
Yukitoshi Niiyama: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, S1W16,Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
Soshi Iwasaki: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, S1W16,Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
Michiaki Yamakage: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, S1W16,Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan

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.

Published in Case Reports in Anesthesiology

ISSN: 2090-6382 (Print); 2090-6390 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Anesthesiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7073

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