Airway compromise in spaces Flashcards
1
Q
Low Severity to airway
A
- Vestibular
- Buccal
- Subperiosteal
- Infraorbital
2
Q
Moderate Severity to airway
A
- Perimandibular spaces
- Submandibular
- Submental
- Sublingual
- Masticatory
- Submasseteric
- Pterygomandibular
- Superficial temporal
- Deep temporal (includes infratemporal)
3
Q
High Severity
A
- Deep neck spaces
- Lateral pharyngeal
- Retropharyngeal
- Pretracheal
- Danger space
- Mediastinum
- Intracranial infections
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis