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Anaesthesia for anterior mediastinal mass — hot case
Hot case for mediastinal-mass-anaesthesia.
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Prompt
Cannot ventilate after induction for mediastinal mass biopsy.
Scenario
Cannot ventilate after induction for mediastinal mass biopsy.
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- [1]Gothard JW Anesthetic considerations for patients with anterior mediastinal masses. Anesthesiology Clinics, 2008.PMID 18456215
- [2]Blank RS, de Souza DG. Anesthetic management of patients with an anterior mediastinal mass: continuing professional development. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 2011.PMID 21779948
- [3]Frerk C et al. Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015.PMID 26556848