J Korean Dent Soc Anesthesiol.  2012 Mar;12(1):33-37. 10.17245/jkdsa.2012.12.1.33.

Successful Intubation with Intra-Oral Camera in Difficult Intubation Case

• Song YG
• Kim SO

• KMID: 2345058
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17245/jkdsa.2012.12.1.33

Abstract

Dental treatment under general anesthesia is considered a good way for behavioral control in disabled patients. General anesthesia for disabled patients sometimes requires difficult airway management. In this case, intra-oral camera is great helpful to intubation. Originally, the intra-oral camera is designed to facilitate diagnosis dental disease. The intra-oral camera is very efficient on intubation. Laryngeal photo taken by Intra-oral camera can be good guide for difficult intubation. In this report, an 11-year-old boy with chromosomal anomaly received dental care under general anesthesia. And he had a potentially difficult airway. We achieved nasotracheal intubation successfully with intra-oral camera.

Keyword

Disabled patients; Difficult intubation; Intra-oral camera

MeSH Terms

Airway Management
Anesthesia, General
Child
Dental Care
Diagnosis
Humans
Intubation*
Male
Stomatognathic Diseases