Airway Obstruction Caused by Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report.
10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.2.107
- Author:
Ja Hyun KU
1
;
Eun Su PARK
;
Young Su LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. wpkok@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
airway obstruction;
cervical fusion;
prevertebral soft tissue
- MeSH:
Aged;
Airway Obstruction;
Diskectomy;
Humans;
Male
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2010;25(2):107-111
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute airway obstruction after anterior cervical surgery is rare, but does occur. Airway obstruction due to prevertebral soft tissue swelling is unpredictable, but potentially lethal. We managed a 67-year-old male who developed acute airway obstruction caused by marked prevertebral soft tissue swelling on the first day after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at the C4-C5 level.
