Procedural Challenges During Intubation in Patients With Oropharyngeal Masses: A Prospective Observational Study.

CONCLUSIONS: We found that, although all patients were successfully intubated, clinicians frequently encountered complications with both intubation and mask ventilation. These complications required frequent use of additional manual maneuvers during mask ventilation and a high incidence of oxygen desaturation. The difficulty of airway management in patients with oropharyngeal masses may not be effectively assessed by success rate alone. PMID: 31094797 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research