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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0484-7903</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de anestesiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. anestesiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0484-7903</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Anestesiología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0484-79032025000200126</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/119209</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Successful prehospital airway management in a patient with severe tracheal stenosis using a supraglottic device]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Manejo prehospitalario exitoso de la vía aérea en un paciente con estenosis traqueal severa utilizando un dispositivo supraglótico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perez-Ajami]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Viscasillas-Navarro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elisa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arrando-Barbera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diaz-Such]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elena]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz-de Assin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andres]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perez-Ajami]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rasha]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital La Fe  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Valencia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital La Ribera  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Alzira ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital La Fe  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Valencia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Albacete ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Miguel Servet  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zaragoza ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>126</fpage>
<lpage>128</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0484-79032025000200126&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0484-79032025000200126&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0484-79032025000200126&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This case report presents airway management in a prehospital setting for a 47-year-old male patient with previously undiagnosed tracheal stenosis due to a tracheal tumor. Emergency intubation following traumatic brain injury from a fall down the stairs was deemed impossible, necessitating alternative airway devices. We discuss in detail the failure of conventional endotracheal intubation attempts and the subsequent successful use of a second-generation laryngeal mask airway (LMA). Additionally, we provide a comprehensive discussion on the importance and advantages of supraglottic devices in emergency situations, emphasizing their application in patients with tracheal stenosis and similar conditions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este caso clínico presenta el difícil y complejo manejo de la vía aérea en el entorno prehospitalario de un paciente masculino de 47 años con estenosis traqueal no diagnosticada previamente debido a un tumor traqueal. La intubación de emergencia tras una lesión cerebral traumática por una caída por las escaleras se consideró imposible, lo que requirió el uso de dispositivos alternativos para la vía aérea. Discutimos en detalle el fracaso de los intentos de intubación endotraqueal convencional y el uso exitoso subsecuente de una máscara laríngea de segunda generación (LMA). Además, proporcionamos una discusión exhaustiva sobre la importancia y las ventajas de los dispositivos supraglóticos en situaciones de emergencia, enfatizando su aplicación en pacientes con estenosis traqueal y condiciones similares.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tracheal stenosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[prehospital intubation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[laryngeal mask airway]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[difficult airway]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tracheal tumor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estenosis traqueal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[intubación prehospitalaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mascarilla laríngea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vía aérea difícil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tumor traqueal]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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