Open AccessComparison 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) -
Anto Sahaya Priyanka,
Kusha Nag,
Vinay Kumar,
Dewan Roshan Singh,
Senthil Kumar,
T Sivashanmugam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.200240
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , glottis , anesthesia , intubation , randomized controlled trial , blood pressure , thyroid cartilage , surgery , cord , thyroidectomy , thyroid , larynx
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.