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Case Reports
Tracheal occlusion in the prone position in an intubated patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- D B Rittoo and P Morris.
- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Oldham Hospital.
- Anaesthesia. 1995 Aug 1; 50 (8): 719-21.
AbstractA 15-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy developed complete airway obstruction under general anaesthesia when positioned prone for spinal surgery. Tracheobronchial compression against vertebral bodies facilitated by a shortened sternovertebral distance due to thoracic lordoscoliosis is suggested as the cause.
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