Awake tracheostomy in a child with respiratory distress is an emergency life-saving procedure when risk of airway loss after induction of general anaesthesia is greater due to difficult anatomy. A 10-year-old boy presented three days after removal of a foreign body in the throat under general anaesthesia. Over the subsequent days, the patient had a progressively increasing visible swelling in the neck, stridor and respiratory distress. An urgent X-ray and computed tomography scan of the neck revealed a retropharyngeal abscess compressing the trachea. Due to anticipated difficulty in airway management under general anaesthesia, we decided to perform an awake tracheostomy. The child and the parents were counselled regarding steps of awake tracheostomy, as well as the benefits and possible risks associated with it. Topicalisation was achieved by administering glycopyrrolate, nebulisation with lidocaine 4%, and the skin was prepared with lidocaine 2% with 1:200,000 adrenaline. After the awake tracheostomy was successfully performed, general anaesthesia was induced and the retropharyngeal abscess was drained. Effective communication and building rapport is essential for safe awake tracheostomy in a child with respiratory distress when impending airway loss may occur at any moment.
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