Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Airway management in a huge thyroid swelling with retrosternal extension–A case report

Dr. K. V. L. Sanjana, Dr. A. Rathna Paramaswamy, Dr. A. Chandrasekar

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A 45 year old female presented with huge thyroid swelling with retrosternal extension and tonsillar extension, along with complaint of dysphagia , facial palsy, TFT normal, vital parameters within normal range .Airway was managed by an awake oral tracheal fie optic intubation using SAYGO. Scafolding of trachea as visualised in MRI was seen in FOB. Since trachea was involved and para thyroid is also removed she was electively ventilated for 48 hours and was on serial injections of calcium gluconate in post operate period and uneventfully extubated on the POD3. Hence awake FOB guided intubation helps in preventing airway collapse during intubation and helps in establishing secured airway

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AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN A HUGE THYROID SWELLING WITH RETROSTERNAL EXTENSION-A CASE REPORT, Dr.K.V.L.Sanjana, Dr.A.Rathna Paramaswamy, Dr.A.Chandrasekar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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