Reinke’s Oedema Presenting as Stridor: Implications for Otolaryngologists in Difficult Airway

We demonstrated the importance of managing a patient who presented with stridor due to severe Reinke’s oedema. The concept of managing difficult airway has thus been introduced for the otolaryngologists according to a plan of action as described by the American Society of Anaesthesiologist’s difficult airway algorithm. Methods: A case report of interest and review of literature. PubMed search with keywords of difficult airway, stridor, awake intubation and Reinke’s oedema was used. Result: Management of an anticipated difficult airway with awake fiberoptic intubation with backup strategies of direct laryngoscopies with Eshmann stylet and awake invasive intubation is highlighted. Conclusion: This case report demonstrated a definitive strategy of securing a difficult airway with obstruction at the glottis and highlighted the role of teamwork between otolaryngologist and anaesthesiologist to secure difficult airway.

合并困难气道头颈外科手术的麻醉选择

目的探讨头颈手术困难气道的麻醉选择。方法回顾性分析2012年1月到2016年8月安徽医科大学第一附属医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科收治86例困难气道头颈手术的临床资料。在86例手术中,采取了4种不同类型麻醉方式,方法一:10例行喉罩全麻。方法二:21例在表面麻醉下借助可视喉镜先行气管插管,再行气管切开术,方法三:54例在面罩给氧的情况下,直接行气管切开术,在气切口插入麻醉插管,方法四:另有一例,与胸外科联合,用体外循环技术解决困难气道。结果 6例患者均成功麻醉,完成头颈部手术,其中3例术后第二天开始出现皮下气肿,未特殊处理,气肿渐消退。2例出现气管造口出血,反复凡士林压迫止血后,效果不佳,打开术腔后,结扎止血.1例术后出现气胸请胸外科紧急行闭式胸腔引流术。1例卢德维氏颈炎患者因感染性休克死亡。其余患者未出现呼吸心跳骤停、大出血等严重并发症。结论对于合并有困难气道的头颈手术,采用适宜的麻醉方式,是确保病人度过麻醉手术期的关键。