title: Complications of microlaryngeal surgery.
abstract: Patients requiring direct laryngoscopy or microlaryngeal surgery are usually admitted to hospital and observed for at least one night post-operatively. To assess whether these procedures are suitable for day-case surgery a series of 294 patients was reviewed. In 288 patients the post-operative course was entirely uncomplicated. Two patients died in the early post-operative period, one of causes unrelated to surgery or anaesthesia and one of a post-operative myocardial infarction. Four patients developed a non-fatal complication. It is concluded that significant post-operative problems are rare after direct laryngoscopy, and in selected patients it may be performed as a day-case procedure.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*