Airway obstruction after extubation following use of transesophageal echocardiography for posterior fossa surgery in the sitting position. |
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| Authors: | Mihir Prakash Pandia Parmod Kumar Bithal Hemant Bhagat Munish Sharma |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansarinagar, New Delhi 110 029, India. mihirpandia@yahoo.co.in |
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| Abstract: | We report respiratory obstruction following surgery in the sitting position with tracheal intubation and placement of a transesophageal echocardiography probe. Obstruction was due to pharyngeal oedema, which resolved with 24 hours. The mechanisms of this complication are discussed. |
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