However, this was not an adequate decision considering the patient had a lightly involved hemangioma in the neck and its true extension was unknown. Therefore, the risk of bleeding during the tra-cheostomy was unknown as well and the airway had to be secured.
Sin embargo, la paciente presentaba hemangioma levemente involucionado en el cuello, se desconocía su extensión, así como el riesgo de sangrado del mismo durante la traqueostomía, lo cual no hacía segura la vía aérea con esta técnica.