Comparison of king vision and truview laryngoscope for postextubation visualization of vocal cord mobility in patients undergoing thyroid and major neck surgeries: A randomized clinical trial | Zendy

VR Hemanth Kumar | Zendy; AntoSahaya Priyanka | Zendy; Kusha Nag | Zendy; DewanRoshan Singh | Zendy; Senthil Kumar | Zendy; T Sivashanmugam | Zendy

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Comparison of king vision and truview laryngoscope for postextubation visualization of vocal cord mobility in patients undergoing thyroid and major neck surgeries: A randomized clinical trial

Author(s) -

VR Hemanth Kumar,

AntoSahaya Priyanka,

Kusha Nag,

DewanRoshan Singh,

Senthil Kumar,

T Sivashanmugam

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.200240

Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopes , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , thyroid , surgery , laryngoscopy , intubation

Visualization of vocal cords following extubation after thyroid and major neck surgeries is highly desirable for the surgeon as well as the anaesthesiologist to rule out vocal cord palsy or oedema. As the patient is emerging from general anaesthesia, it may be challenging for the anaesthesiologist to optimally visualise and grade vocal cord movement following extubation.

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