RESUMO
In an attempt to reduce the pressor responses subsequent to laryngoscopy and intubation in normotensive anesthetized paralysed patients, the hemodynamic effects of three supraglottic devices were compared: I-gel, SLIPA, and LMA, The I-gel produced the least hemodynamic changes.
Assuntos
Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Intubação Intratraqueal/instrumentação , Laringoscopia/métodos , Equipamentos Descartáveis , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Intubação Intratraqueal/métodos , Masculino , Adulto JovemRESUMO
We describe a patient with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy under spinal anesthesia. At preoperative assessment, it was considered that intubation of the trachea was likely to be difficult. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was attempted, but without success. As the standard technique for spinal anesthesia failed, a variation of the paramedian approach in the lumbosacral approach, also known as Taylor's approach was successfully attempted. This resulted in adequate sensory and motor blockade for the surgical procedure. The patient did not require airway interventions, but equipment and aids to secure airway were available.