https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/336873
標題: | Upper airway obstruction after cervical spine fusion surgery: Role of cervical fixation angle | 作者: | Lee, Yi-Hui Hsieh, Pei-Fang HUI-HSUN HUANG KUANG-CHENG CHAN |
關鍵字: | Airway obstruction; Cervical vertebrae; Spinal fusion | 公開日期: | 2008 | 卷: | 46 | 期: | 3 | 起(迄)頁: | 134-137 | 來源出版物: | Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica | 摘要: | Upper airway obstruction is one of the life-threatening events in cervical spine surgery. The risk is particularly great during the period immediately after operation. We present the case of a 56-year-old female with breast cancer and metastasis to the cervical spine. The surgical procedure involved C2-C3 laminectomy, posterior fixation (C0-C5), and C2 neurectomy. Tracheal extubation was carried out in the intensive care unit, and upper airway obstruction immediately followed. Emergency cricothyrotomy was performed under well-managed ventilation with a laryngeal mask after several failed intubation attempts. Over-flexion of the cervical spine fixation and severe prevertebral soft tissue swelling were the most probable causes of upper airway obstruction. With a well-adjusted angle for fixation of the cervical spine under fluoroscopic guidance before the procedure, such a surgical mishap could be avoided. Reintubation with a fiberscope might be considered first, and sustaining intubation for 2-3 days postoperatively could be safer in such high risk patients. ? 2008 Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists. |
URI: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-54449091181&partnerID=MN8TOARS http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/336873 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1875-4597(08)60008-9 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; article; artificial ventilation; breast cancer; case report; cervical spine; clinical feature; disease severity; emergency surgery; extubation; female; general anesthesia; human; laminectomy; laryngeal mask; mastectomy; nasotracheal intubation; neurectomy; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; oxygen saturation; soft tissue disease; spine fusion; spine metastasis; surgical approach; tracheotomy; upper respiratory tract obstruction |
顯示於: | 醫學院附設醫院 (臺大醫院) |
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