Bilateral vocal cord palsy during carotid endarterectomy under cervical plexus block

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 376-377

  Kwok, Angel O K ^a   Silbert, Brendan S ^b   Allen, Kara J ^b   Bray, Peter J ^b   Vidovich, John ^b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROIDECTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 31444447029     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000189189.47768.42     Document Type: Article

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