Algorithm (Vado) and (Via) Mnemoic in the Airway Approach in Patients with Head and Neck Tumors: A Case Report

Abstract

Head and neck tumors are considered potential and important malignancies. Airway management is a challenge for the surgical medical team, but for the anesthesiologist implies a challenge when choosing the approach and insurance method of the airway for each specific case. This is a case review of a 27-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of papillary thyroid tumor 9 months. We emphasize the importance and effectiveness of the VADO algorithm and the V.I.A mnemonic in patients with head and neck tumors as a tool when planning and performing a difficult airway approach. The importance of having an anesthetic plan prior to the surgical procedure in order to avoid complications in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of patients with head and neck tumors when undergoing general anesthesia, always considering other precautions such as Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy or Awake Intubation in this patients