Awake Fiberoptic Intubation for the Drainage of Ludwigs Angina in a Pregnant Patient; A Case Report
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Awake Fiberoptic Intubation for the Drainage of Ludwig’s Angina in a Pregnant Patient; A Case Report
Ludwig’s angina is a potentially lethal, rapidly spreading cellulitis involving the sublingual and submandibular spaces leading to difficult airway. Associated pregnancy makes airway management and choice of anesthesia further difficult. There are previously reported cases of drainage of Ludwig’s angina in pregnant woman managed with superficial cervical plexus block and other regional techniqu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Anesthesia & Clinical Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2155-6148
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000550