Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Fatima Cruz

Publications

• Case Report
  A Can’t Ventilate, Can’t Intubate Scenario in a Remote Location: A Case Report of a Rescue Approach
  Author(s): Daniela Pinho, Liliana Costa, Susana Sa, Fatima Cruz, Antonio Costa and Humberto S Machado Daniela Pinho, Liliana Costa, Susana Sa, Fatima Cruz, Antonio Costa and Humberto S Machado
  
  Background and objectives: The number of procedures in remote locations has dramatically increased, being an anaesthetic challenge. The most common complications are respiratory events often by over sedation. In remote locations, a can´t ventilate can’t intubate scenario is worrisome. Case report: We present a patient scheduled for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy under monitored anaesthesia care who represented a “can´t ventilate, can’t intubate” scenario in the Gastroenterology Department and a rescue approach used to maintain patient oxygenation. The authors were the emergency anaesthesia team in the emergency department. The patient recovered with no sequelae. Conclusions: The case highlights the importance of planning difficult airway management, delineating alternative p.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000708

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