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KMID : 0604020100250020107
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Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2010 Volume.25 No. 2 p.107 ~ p.111
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Airway Obstruction Caused by Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
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Ku Ja-Hyun
Lim Young-Su
Park Eun-Su
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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airway obstruction, cervical fusion, prevertebral soft tissue
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