Difficult mask ventilation: simple step to make the impossible, possible!

Chong SE 1 , Mohammad Zaini RH 2 , Wan Mohd Rubi I 3 , Lim JA 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: sechong@usm.my
  • 2 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Electronic address: rhendra@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Electronic address: ikhwanwmr@yahoo.com
  • 4 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Electronic address: limjoanne1021@yahoo.com
J Clin Anesth, 2016 Nov;34:612-4.
PMID: 27687458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.06.035

Abstract

Mask ventilation is one of the most important skills in airway management. Difficulty in mask ventilation can become life threatening if it is associated with difficulty in intubation during general anesthesia. We report a potential impossible ventilation condition which was safely and easily overcome with appropriate innovative modification of an Opsite adhesive film.

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