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LLANOS PALMIRA, Lisette Elena et al. A difficult airway in an obstetrics patient presenting with achondroplasia. Rev cuba anestesiol reanim [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.2, pp. 130-138. ISSN 1726-6718.

Introduction: The achondroplasia is the commonest condition associated with a low height with a severe anatomical disproportion. The complications of the difficult airway are one of the more frequent cause of morbility and mortality including: macroglossia, an scarce buccal aperture, presence of a narrow trachea, limitation of cervical mobility, chronic pulmonary problems, small mandible with teeth crowding and a prominent chin. Objective: To describe the anesthetic behavior of an obstetrics patient with achondroplasia and a difficult airway. Clinical case: A female patient aged 20 diagnosed with achondroplasia and bronchial asthma. A twin pregnancy of 34 weeks avoiding her to walk, to stand up, respiratory difficulty and no tolerance of supine decubitus. She undergoes a cesarean section, approach of the difficult airway, intubation with a Fastrach laryngeal mask, placement of the #6.0 endotracheal tube, appropriate controlled ventilation, use of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants, intraoperative hemodynamic stabilization, recovery. She was transferred to Anesthesia Recovery Ward with complications, was discharged at 10 days of hospitalization. Conclusions: The approach of the airway of patients with achondroplasia is an enigma for anesthesiologists, but the multidisciplinary discussion and the performance of action plan favored the good result of mother-fetus duo.

Palabras clave : achondroplasia; difficult airway; pregnancy.

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