pancuronium and Airway-Obstruction

To describe the use of muscle relaxants and a bite raiser to avoid continued tongue trauma.. Case report.. A tertiary general intensive care unit (ICU).. Muscle relaxation and bite raiser.. Muscle relaxation and a bite raiser were used in a 17-yr-old male with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.. Early use of a bite raiser together with muscle relaxants allows for more rapid solution of edema and prevention of additional trauma to the tongue in patients with traumatic macroglossia.

Topics: Adolescent; Airway Obstruction; Bites, Human; Combined Modality Therapy; Edema; Epilepsies, Partial; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Macroglossia; Male; Mouth Protectors; Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; Pancuronium; Psychotic Disorders; Tongue

Topics: Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Aged; Airway Obstruction; Airway Resistance; Androstanes; Anesthesia, Inhalation; Curare; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; Nitrous Oxide; Pancuronium