Journal article
Lateral Cervical Spine Radiography to Demonstrate Absence of Bony Displacement After Intubation in a Patient with an Acute Type III Odontoid Fracture
A & A case reports, Vol.5(2), pp.25-28
07/15/2015
DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000167
PMID: 26171739
Abstract
A 72-year-old patient with an acute traumatic Type III odontoid fracture presented to the operating room for an urgent orthopedic procedure with a history of uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux, a full stomach, and active vomiting. Rather than fiberoptic intubation, a rapid sequence intubation with manual inline stabilization was performed using a videolaryngoscope. A lateral cervical spine radiograph immediately after intubation showed no change in alignment of the fracture of C1-C2. In the presence of cervical spine instability, a postintubation radiograph provides assurance that the cervical spine is appropriately aligned during subsequent surgery.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lateral Cervical Spine Radiography to Demonstrate Absence of Bony Displacement After Intubation in a Patient with an Acute Type III Odontoid Fracture
- Creators
- David D Easker - From the Department of Anesthesia, The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa; and †Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IowaBruno A PoliceniBradley J Hindman
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- A & A case reports, Vol.5(2), pp.25-28
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000167
- PMID
- 26171739
- ISSN
- 2325-7237
- eISSN
- 2325-7237
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/15/2015
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Anesthesia; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051773702771
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