PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy Failed intubation | Final Exam Viva

PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy Failed intubation | Final Exam Viva

May 14, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 93

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This episode discusses an airway emergency during a Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy procedure and the challenges faced in intubation.

Send us Fan Mail Check our the full viva in the Final Exam Course https://anaesthesia.thinkific.com/courses/FinalExam You are the duty anaesthetist at a busy tertiary hospital. Your provisional fellow calls you for urgent assistance with an airway emergency. They have performed a rapid sequence induction and attempted to intubate a 22-year-old man for a Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) procedure for type 2 achalasia in the main theatres. Intubation was attempted with a videolaryngoscope ...

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