Korean J Anesthesiol.  2012 Feb;62(2):172-174. 10.4097/kjae.2012.62.2.172.

Anesthetic management of penetrating neck injury patient with embedded knife: A case report

• Huh H
• Han JH
• Chung JY
• Yi JW
• Lee BJ
• Kim DO
• Kim KS

• KMID: 2236298
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2012.62.2.172

Abstract

Penetrating neck injuries can be a fatal event and they are difficult to manage for both surgeons and anesthesiologists. So, adequate preoperative evaluation is important to improve the patients' outcomes, but this can not be done for hemodynamically unstable or uncooperative patient. Here we present our clinical experience with a patient with a penetrating neck injury and who was hemodynamically stable, but she was uncooperative and the knife was still embedded in her neck. The surgical exploration and bronchoscopic examination were successfully done under monitored anesthesia care.

Keyword

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Monitored anesthesia care; Penetrating neck injury; Tracheal injury

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Humans
Neck
Neck Injuries