Abstract

ALVAREZ BARZAGA, Magaly; DE LA CRUZ CRUZ, Dianelys  and  FLEITES GUERRA, Edith. Management of the difficult airway in children. A case report. MediSur [online]. 2011, vol.9, n.1, pp. 49-56. ISSN 1727-897X.

The anesthesiologist plays a unique role in the health care of all patients who will undergo a surgical procedure. In this sense, he is a key factor in the appropriate and timely management of the airway. There are special situations that condition a difficult airway and can have a profound impact on anesthetic morbidity and mortality. These risks increases in the case of children, that is why the case of a pediatric patient with a difficult airway caused by limitation of mouth opening, scheduled for elective surgery in order to treat this condition in the Pediatric University Hospital ¨Paquito González Cueto " in Cienfuegos, is presented.

Keywords : child; airway obstruction; intubation intratracheal.