Conclusions
Well-controlled airway management might decrease mortality, hospitalization, and airway complications in patients with DNM secondary to DNI. Keeping orotracheal intubation rather than upfront tracheotomy should be first considered when managing airway along with examination of the upper airway with a fiberoptic laryngoscope.
Keywords: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis, deep neck infection, airway, orotracheal intubation, tracheotomy