Awake Fiberoptic Intubation Using Dexmedetomidine in a Compromised Airway Secondary to a Thyroid Carcinoma

Rebecca A. Ruffle DO*, Shaheen Shaikh MD*, Daniel Kim, MD‡
*Department of Anesthesiology, ‡Department of Otolaryngology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA
Introduction
 

In this case report we present a case of inoperable thyroid carcinoma causing airway compression presenting with paraplegia with bladder and bowel dysfunction for urgent decompression.The patient was a 69 year old male with significant [...]