Emergency Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Severe Upper Airway Obstruction Caused b Goiter: Case for Regional Anesthesia

Kolawole, Israel K.; Rahman, Ganiyu A.

dc.contributor.author	Kolawole, Israel K.
dc.contributor.author	Rahman, Ganiyu A.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-23T19:13:25Z
dc.date.available	2023-10-23T19:13:25Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9940
dc.description.abstract	A case of severe airway obstruction caused by a giant malignant goiter is presented. The patient had emergency thyroidectomy under regional anesthesia (bilateral superficial cervical plexus block). The procedure was well tolerated and the intraoperative course was unevenfful. The anesthetic challenges are discussed and a case is made for regional anesthesia as a safe and reliable anesthetic option for thyroidectomy in this situation.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	en_US
dc.subject	thyroidectomy	en_US
dc.subject	emergency care	en_US
dc.subject	obstruction	en_US
dc.subject	anesthesia	en_US
dc.title	Emergency Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Severe Upper Airway Obstruction Caused b Goiter: Case for Regional Anesthesia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US