title: Adducted vocal cords relieved by neuromuscular blocking drug: a cause of impaired mechanical ventilation when using a laryngeal mask airway: two photographically documented cases.
abstract: Two cases of vocal cord closure, which was responsible for acute intraoperative impairment of mechanical ventilation in two patients with entropy-controlled depth of anesthesia, are reported. Administration of low-dose neuromuscular blocking drug was associated with immediate vocal cord relaxation and restoration of efficient mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Curie Institute, 25, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: abdelmalek.ghimouz@curie.net.
authors.forename: Abdelmalek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghimouz
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Hôpital Cochin, EA 3623, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75679 Paris cedex 14, France.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lentschener
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Curie Institute, 25, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goater
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Curie Institute, 25, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borne
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Curie Institute, 25, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esteve
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008875:Middle Aged; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
keywords: Laryngeal Mask Airway; Mechanical ventilation; Neuromuscular blocking agent; Vocal cord closure