Total airway obstruction during local anesthesia in a non-sedated patient with a compromised airway

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 838-841

  Ho, Anthony M H ^a,b   Chung, David C ^a,b   To, Edward W H ^a,b   Karmakar, Manoj K ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b St Teresa's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INHALATION; LARYNX DISORDER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NECK CANCER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PANIC; PHONATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SEDATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STRIDOR; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 9444284288     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018461     Document Type: Article

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