An Unusual Cause of Failure of Fiberoptic Intubation due to Continuous Suctioning: A Case Report
Flexible fiberoptic intubation is the gold standard technique during difficult airway management. Failure of fiberoptic intubation could be due to patient factors, equipment factors, and operator expertise. We present a case where fiberoptic intubation was unsuccessful because of equipment error following continuous suction pressure application.
Authors
- Bikash Khadka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4114-8285)
- Bijay Rayamajhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9158-5328)
- Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6895-6920)
- Apurb Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1655-5997)
- Shirish KC
- Rohini Nepal
- Kushal Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6460-491X)
Institutions
- Baidya and Banskota Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9696
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00