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Emergency adenotonsillectomy for acute postoperative upper airway obstruction
J R Livesey1, N B Solomons, E A Gillies
1Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
Anaesthesia
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Peri-operative acute upper airway obstruction may be life-threatening. A case is reported of a child with severe adenotonsillar hypertrophy who developed acute upper airway obstruction after a routine surgical procedure and required emergency adenotonsillectomy. The importance of pre-operative assessment is stressed.