Perioperative management of combined coronary bypass surgery and thyroidectomy

• Main Authors: Monish S Raut, Arun Maheshwari, Ganesh Shivnani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: KARE Publishing 2017-06-01
• Series: Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
• Subjects: airway; coronary artery bypass surgery; thyroid.
• Online Access: https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tkd&un=TKDA-33726
• ISSN: 1016-5169

Significant swelling of the thyroid compromising the airway can be a challenging situation when combined thyroidectomy and cardiac surgery is planned. Induction, intubation, intraoperative management, and extubation require special attention in such cases.