Airway obstruction following carotid endarterectomy

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 818-820

  Kwok, O K ^a   Sun, K O ^a   Ahchong, A K ^a   Chan, C K ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications: Airway obstruction; Glottic oedema; Haematoma; Surgery: Carotid endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; THYROID GLAND; TIME; TRACHEOSTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 11444261959     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200615     Document Type: Article

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