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| Year : 2021 | Volume
: 26
| Issue : 6 | Page : 448-450 |
Difficult airway of fetus: Making a safe Ex Utero intrapartum treatment
Prashant Jain1, Ashish Prasad1, Kanta M Rahul2, Kumar Ankur3
1 Department of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, BLK Center for Child Health, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Anaesthiology and Critical Care, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Neonatology, BLK Center for Child Health, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Prashant Jain
39/12, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi - 10008
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_226_20
Large neck masses involving the airway can lead to hypoxia or the demise of the newborn in case the airway is not secured in time. A planned ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) enables to access the airway by various means under optimal conditions. Advancements in imaging and well-orchestrated teamwork enable to improve the survival by EXIT procedure.
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