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A 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 -

the journal of medical research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2395-7565

DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2015.1502

Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , goiter , airway , intubation , surgery , thyroid , anesthesia , airway management , thyroidectomy , endotracheal intubation , incidence (geometry) , 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.

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