Adducted vocal cords relieved by neuromuscular blocking drug: a cause of impaired mechanical ventilation when using a Laryngeal Mask Airway: two photographically documented cases

Autor: Marc Borne, Claude Lentschener, Philippe Goater, Marc Esteve, Abdelmalek Ghimouz
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 26:668-670
ISSN: 0952-8180
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.05.013
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE