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Combined use of the GlideScope and flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope after several failed intubation attempts for a retrosternal thyroid mass: a case report

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Combined use of the GlideScope and flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope after several failed intubation attempts for a retrosternal thyroid mass: a case report
  • Contributor: Abaalkhayl, Mohammed Soliman
  • Published: Aga Khan University Hospital, 2022
  • Published in: Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 26 (2022) 4, Seite 554-558
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i4.1965
  • ISSN: 2220-5799; 1607-8322
  • Keywords: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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  • Description: A GlideScope® and a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) were successfully used in combination, to intubate a 73-year-old female patient in which repeated previous intubation attempts with conventional laryngoscope had failed. GlideScope®, and FOB were used sequentially. She had been scheduled for an elective total thyroidectomy to remove a huge retrosternal goiter. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large necrotic mass (measuring 10 x 16 cm) with heterogeneous enhancement involving the thyroid gland and extending to the anterior mediastinum, causing significant tracheal compression and left deviation. Endotracheal intubation was successfully performed while she was awake using a combination of GlideScope and FOB. The operation lasted for two hours and was uneventful. The patient was then transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) and kept intubated, sedated, and mechanically ventilated overnight. She was awakened and extubated the following day with no airway complications. Key words: Adult; Failed intubation; Female; Fiberoptic bronchoscope; GlideScope; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Retrosternal thyroid mass Citation: Abaalkhayl MS. Combined use of the GlideScope and flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope after several failed intubation attempts for a retrosternal thyroid mass: a case report. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(4):554-558; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i4.1965 Received: July 05, 2022; Reviewed: July 14, 2022; Accepted: July 16, 2022
  • Access State: Open Access