Giant diving goiter challenge for the anesthesiologist in managing a difficult airway case report
International Journal of Development Research
Giant diving goiter challenge for the anesthesiologist in managing a difficult airway case report
Received 10th October, 2021; Received in revised form 14th November, 2021; Accepted 11th December, 2021; Published online 30th January, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Diego Jhonathan Medeiros Martins et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: The management of a difficult airway is variable and depends on many factors including airway examination, patient characteristics, and medical history. For patients with goiter, in addition to the standard risck factors, there are factors related to the disease. Methods: A case report of a patient with difficult airway caused by a giant goiter treated at the Amazonas State Oncology Control Center Foundation. Results: The patient was intubated awake with multimodal sedation under direct laryngoscopy. Conclusion: Management of a difficult airway must be individualized according to each patient.
