A data review of airway management in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer: a single-institution experience

A data review of airway management in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer: a single-institution experience

Abstract Background Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer impose significant threat to airway management. Head and neck radiotherapy (HNRT) may further increase the difficulty of tracheal intubation. We hypothesized that a history of HNRT would be associated with a high rate of difficult tracheal int...

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Main Authors: Gang Zheng, Lei Feng, Carol M. Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Cancer
Trismus
Upper aerodigestive track
Airway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0770-2

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