title: Airway obstruction after anterior cervical spine surgery.
abstract: Complications arising from operations on the cervical spine through an anterior approach are relatively uncommon. However, the surgical territory is such that when complications do arise they can be serious and occasionally life-threatening. We report the case of a patient who developed acute respiratory obstruction after Cloward's procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Hope Hospital, Salford, England.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gwinnutt
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar