Abstract | IMPLICATIONS: We describe a patient who developed respiratory arrest 4 h after successful laser treatment of tracheal stenosis. Respiratory arrest was caused, presumably, by airway narrowing due to delayed tissue edema secondary to thermal injury by deep penetration of the laser beam.
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Authors | Basem Abdelmalak, J Victor Ryckman, Sawsan AlHaddad, Juraj Sprung |
Journal | Anesthesia and analgesia
(Anesth Analg)
Vol. 95
Issue 2
Pg. 485-6, table of contents
(Aug 2002)
ISSN: 0003-2999 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12145077
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Aluminum
- Anesthesia, General
- Edema
(etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Laser Therapy
(adverse effects)
- Lasers
- Middle Aged
- Postoperative Complications
(etiology)
- Respiration, Artificial
- Respiratory Insufficiency
(etiology)
- Respiratory Sounds
- Tracheal Stenosis
(complications, surgery, therapy)
- Yttrium
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