Unexpected blood clot-induced acute airway obstruction in a patient with inactive pulmonary tuberculosis during lumbar spine surgery in the prone position - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-97

  Lin, Jui An ^a   Wong, Chih Shung ^a   Cherng, Chen Hwan ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Intraoperative complications; Prone position; Pulmonary; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; THIAMYLAL;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOT; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LOBE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPINE SURGERY; SUCTION; SUPINE POSITION; SURGEON;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PRONE POSITION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 22544454148     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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