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  • Title: Failed intubation in the intensive care unit managed with laryngeal mask airway and percutaneous tracheostomy.
    Author: Divatia JV, Kulkarni AP, Sindhkar S, Upadhye SM.
    Journal: Anaesth Intensive Care; 1999 Aug; 27(4):409-11. PubMed ID: 10470399.
    Abstract:
    We report the management of failed intubation in a critically ill, hypoxic and catabolic patient with sepsis and acute lung injury. Insertion of a laryngeal mask airway restored ventilation and corrected hypoxia. As the laryngeal mask provides only a temporary airway, it was essential to secure the airway by percutaneous tracheostomy to initiate mechanical ventilation.
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