Article: Oropharyngeal Hemorrhage and Difficult Airway Management: A Decision Not to Intubate.
The Journal of emergency medicine
2023 Volume 66, Issue 2, Page(s) 133–138
Abstract: Background: Bleeding in the upper airways is an important cause of airway-related death. A higher incidence of airway management failure and complications after intubation attempts in the emergency department (ED) had been suggested. Airway management ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Bleeding in the upper airways is an important cause of airway-related death. A higher incidence of airway management failure and complications after intubation attempts in the emergency department (ED) had been suggested. Airway management of patients with active oropharyngeal hemorrhage may be challenging, leading the clinician to modify the approach. Case report: A 57-year-old woman presented to the ED with oropharyngeal hemorrhage after an extensive invasive dental procedure. She was on long-term warfarin therapy due to aortic and mitral valve replacement, which she suspended 5 days prior and restarted the day after the procedure. Besides the active bleeding, swelling, and hematoma of the face, the patient had other signs of "difficult airway," so there were serious questions on when and how to manage the airway. Several strategies to address the airway were considered, the main point being an early versus later intubation. As the patient remained clinically stable, she was conservatively managed with local hemostasis and coagulopathy reversal. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit, where she remained stable and was successfully discharged after restart on warfarin. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: When faced with an oropharyngeal hemorrhage, emergency physicians may be compelled to secure and protect the airway. This could be achieved by planning several strategies. Nevertheless, in selected patients, and considering the circumstances, not addressing the airway is a reasonable and justifiable alternative. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Warfarin/therapeutic use ; Hemorrhage/etiology ; Hemorrhage/therapy ; Airway Management/methods ; Hematoma ; Intubation ; Intubation, Intratracheal/methods |
| Chemical Substances | Warfarin (5Q7ZVV76EI) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-10-30 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 605559-x |
| ISSN | 0736-4679 |
| ISSN | 0736-4679 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.10.023 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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