Abstract
Two case reports are presented in which trachael intubation proved to be extremely difficult. Both of these patients had the distinctive characteristics of the foetal alcohol syndrome. The informed anaesthetist should be aware of this syndrome and its accompanying problems.
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On rapporte deux cas d’intubation trachéale extrêmement difficiles survenus chez des enfants présentant les caractéristiques du syndrome alcoolique fétal. Plusieurs anomalies peuvent être observées chez des enfants nés de parents alcooliques (dysfonction du système nerveux central, retard de croissance, anomalies oromaxillo-faciales, etc.) et l’anesthésiste devrait être conscient de l’existence de ce syndrome et de la possibilité de problèmes chez ceux qui le présentent.
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Finucane, B.T. Difficult intubation associated with the foetal alcohol syndrome. Canad. Anaesth. Soc. J. 27, 574–575 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03006889
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03006889