title: Postoperative airway obstruction after airway tumor debulking.
abstract: Postoperative airway obstruction is a relatively common complication after anesthesia, occurring most often after head and neck surgery. We present a case of postoperative airway obstruction in a patient who underwent airway tumor debulking. This case demonstrates that, in high-risk patients, despite the traditional methods of determining eligibility for extubation, postoperative airway obstruction can still occur, and alternative means of extubation should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Dane A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: Sanjay M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bhananker
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D001285:Atropine