Difficult airway leading to carbon dioxide narcosis in a case of fixed cervical spine

Difficult airway leading to carbon dioxide narcosis in a case of fixed cervical spine

Inability to secure the airway of a patient after induction of anaesthesia may lead to serious consequences including permanent brain damage and even death. Hypoxia is quite common in difficult intubations especially when it is difficult to ventilate the patient. However, carbon dioxide retention se...

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Main Authors: Rahul Yadav, Mihir P. Pandia, Parmod K. Bithal, Sachidanand J. Bharati, Indu Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
Subjects:
carbon dioxide
delayed recovery
difficult airway
narcosis
respiratory acidosis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2348-0548.173248

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