Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury associated with Air-Q
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|Jul 2017Abstract
We report a case of 55-year-old patient who presented for internal fixation of fractured shaft of humerus, tibia and fibula on the right side. Airway was secured with air- Q size 3.5 at the first attempt. Cuff was inflated with 15ml air in accordance with the manufacturer’s labelled recommendation. After removal, he started feeling discomfort due to inability to speak. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed left vocal cord palsy and decreased movement of left arytenoid. Patient recovered completely in 8 weeks.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v25i2.8219 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 108 - 109
Published on: Jul 5, 2017
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2017 Mamta Bhardwaj, Kiranpreet Kaur, Ruchi Saxena, Susheela Taxak, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
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