Postintubation croup in two consecutive patients undergoing cleft lip and/or palate repair.
Postintubation croup is not common, but it is potentially serious complication of surgery and anesthesia. We report 2 consecutive cases of postintubation croup in infants undergoing cleft lip and/or palate repair, each occurring after an uncomplicated postoperative course of 48 hours' duration.
D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003440:Croup / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male