Management of a pregnant patient with airway obstruction secondary to goitre

被引:14
作者
Reid, AW [1 ]
Warmington, ADL [1 ]
Wilkinson, LM [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Womens Hosp, Dept Anaesthesia, Auckland, New Zealand
关键词
AIRWAY; obstruction; goitre; pregnancy;
D O I
10.1177/0310057X9902700416
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
A case of airway obstruction in advanced pregnancy is presented The patient was successfully managed with an awake fibreoptic intubation performed orally followed by a caesarean section and thyroidectomy as a combined procedure. On resection, a thyroid gland weighing 370 g was removed. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
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页码:415 / 417
页数:3
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