[Upper airway obstruction after peritonsillar abscess drainage: case report.].
OBJECTIVE
Peritonsillar abscess is an unusual complication, but predisposes to severe upper airway complications. This report aimed at presenting a case of upper airway obstruction after surgical drainage of a peritonsillar abscess in a healthy young female patient.


METHODS
Young female patient, 26 years old, with severe peritonsillar abscess and submitted to general anesthesia for drainage. After extubation, she presented a severe respiratory failure requiring reintubation and controlled ventilation for 24 hours.


CONCLUSIONS
The anesthetic strategy and the adequate surgical indication are fundamental in preventing complications during ENT surgeries.
Tonelli
Deoclécio
D
CET Integrado, Faculdade de Medicina ABC.
Carvalho
Fernando Wilhelm de
FW
Sacco
Paula de Camargo Neves
Pde C
Heinke
Vanessa
V
Souza
Raquel Vasconcelos de
RV