Open AccessA case report on difficult intubation and accidental intraoperative extubation in large thyroid mass surgery
Author(s) -
Amrita Rath,
J Abhinay,
Sandeep Loha,
Atul Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-7565
DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2015.1502
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , goiter , intubation , airway , surgery , thyroid , anesthesia , airway management , incidence (geometry) , general surgery , physics , acoustics , optics
Despite the decrease in the incidence of goiter throughout the world, there are still cases reported having large thyroid masses presenting for surgery. These cases impose difficulty for definite airway management while providing anaesthesia to these patients. Recent advances in airway management and its widespread availability such as fibreoptic bronchoscope has decreased the rate of various complications.