Open Access<p>Effects of Anesthetic Technique on Postoperative Pulmonary Metastasis in Patients Undergoing Laryngectomy</p>
Author(s) -
Xuan-Wei Huang,
Xudong Wang,
Jielan Lai,
Yali Lu,
Kun Deng,
Lai R
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s242800
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheotomy , laryngectomy , metastasis , surgery , risk factor , cancer , anesthesia , larynx
Whether laryngeal cancer is directly implanted into the lungs during orotracheal intubation is still unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to find whether orotracheal intubation is an independent risk factor for postoperative pulmonary metastasis in patients undergoing laryngectomy.