Published December 25, 2013
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My Most Memorable Patient: Can't ventilate, Can't intubate in a patient with tracheal stenosis
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- 1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care. North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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The case describes a situation of cannot ventilate, cannot intubate situation immediately after anaesthesia reversal in a 4-years old patient who underwent laryngotracheal examination under general anaesthesia. Although the case was successfully managed by doing an emergency low-tracheostomy, the real problem raised with the parents refusing to accept the life-saving tracheostomy as per their socio-cultural beliefs.
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