A devised strategy for tracheal extubation for predicted difficult airway in a child with unilateral vocal cord paralysis: a case report

A devised strategy for tracheal extubation for predicted difficult airway in a child with unilateral vocal cord paralysis: a case report

Abstract Background Extubation is a more challenging medical practice than intubation, and countermeasures against it are similar to those described in the Difficult Intubation Guidelines, but problems cannot be overcome by completely the same methods. We predicted difficult extubation in a pediatri...

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Main Authors: Mariko Nagata, Yasuyo Shimomura, Yoshitaka Hara, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Seiko Hayakawa, Hidefumi Komura, Junpei Shibata, Chizuru Yamashita, Osamu Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Vocal cord paralysis
Vocal fold paralysis
Difficult tracheal extubation
Airway exchange catheter
Endoscope examination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0091-8

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