Open AccessAnesthesia for patients with subglottic cysts
Author(s) -
Vo Daniel N.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.478
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , airway , airway obstruction , perioperative , intensive care medicine , acute respiratory distress , anesthesia , airway management , tracheotomy , lung
Key Clinical Message Acquired subglottic cysts can cause rapid development of respiratory distress. Subglottic cysts are a disease of premature infants and other pathologies of prematurity should be anticipated. Perioperative success is dependent on communication between surgeon and anesthesiologist. Contingency plans for an emergency surgical airway should be in place in the event of total airway obstruction.