Awake nasotracheal intubation under bronchoscopic guidance and anesthetic management in a patient undergoing excision of an endotracheal mass: A case report.
Jonghae KimBum Young ParkJung A LimPublished in: Medicine (2021)
Awake bronchoscopy-guided intubation is a safe airway management method in patients with an endotracheal mass. Close cooperation between anesthesiologist and surgeon, and preparation for airway management before surgery is essential. It is necessary to establish alternative plans that can be implemented in the case that intubation and ventilation are not possible.