| Autor: |
Claudia Hurtado Nazal, Andrea Araneda Vilches, Carolina Vergara Marín, Karen García Contreras, Carla Napolitano Valenzuela, Pedro Badía Ventí |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, Vol 68, Iss 6, Pp 637-640 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1806-907X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.bjane.2017.12.007 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background: General anesthesia is a safe, frequent procedure in clinical practice. Although it is very unusual in procedures not related to head and or neck surgery, vocal cord paralysis is a serious and important complication. Incidence has been associated with patient age and comorbidities, as well as the position of the endotracheal tube and cuff. It can become a dangerous scenario because it predisposes aspiration. Objectives: To present a case and analyze the risk factors associated with increased risk of vocal cord paralysis described in the literature. Case report: 53 year-old diabetic man, who developed hoarseness in the postoperative period after receiving general anesthesia for an elective abdominal laparoscopic surgery. Otolaryngological evaluation showed left vocal cord paralysis. Conclusions: Vocal cord paralysis can be a serious complication of general anesthesia because of important voice dysfunction and risk of aspiration. The management is not yet fully established, so prevention and early diagnosis is essential. |
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