Intubation with Airtraq TM laryngoscope in a morbidly obese patient

Intubation with Airtraq TM laryngoscope in a morbidly obese patient

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In the present study, we report a case of successful endotracheal intubation using Airtraq TM Laryngoscope (AQL) in a morbidly obese patient.A 35-year-old woman, morbidly obese (weight, 105 kg; Light Brackets height, 160 cm; BMI, 41 kg/m 2 ), known hypertensive and diabetic, was admitted in the operating room for total abdominal hysterectomy under general anesthesia.The preoperative airway assessment anticipated both difficult bag-mask ventilation and intubation.

Tracheal Methionine intubation using AQL was attempted after induction with propofol and relaxation with succinylcholine.Successful tracheal intubation was accomplished within 12 seconds of insertion of AQL into the oral cavity.The minimal hemodynamic response during this maneuver was advantageous in our patient.