Head and neck radiotherapy - A risk factor for anaesthesia?

Head and neck radiotherapy - A risk factor for anaesthesia?

Background: The aim was to study perioperative management in head and neck cancer, the commonest cancer in Indian men, after radiation therapy. Radiotherapy (RT) targets the tumour and the neck including the thyroid gland. RT induced physical effects (on the airway) and physiological effects (on the...

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Main Authors: Deepshikha Jain, Anjum S Khan Joad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
airway
head and neck cancer
radiotherapy
subclinical hypothyroidism
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2020;volume=64;issue=6;spage=488;epage=494;aulast=Jain

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