Open AccessA randomised preliminary study to compare the performance of fibreoptic bronchoscope and laryngeal mask airway CTrach (LMA CTrach) for visualisation of laryngeal structures at the end of thyroidectomy
Author(s) -
Geetanjali T Chilkoti,
Monika Agarwal,
Medha Mohta,
Ashok Kumar Saxena,
Chhavi Sharma,
Zainab Neammah Ahmed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_138_20
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroidectomy , laryngeal mask airway , anesthesia , airway , recurrent laryngeal nerve , surgery , general anaesthesia , palsy , larynx , laryngoscopy , intubation , thyroid , alternative medicine , pathology
Various methods have been used to check vocal cord movements as a routine before awakening the patient at the end of thyroidectomy to rule out recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy; out of which, fibreoptic-assisted visualisation via laryngeal mask airway (LMA) being the most desirable.