Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Giovanni Conzo

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• Research Article
  Nasotracheal Prolonged Safe Extubation Reduces the Need of Tracheotomy in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure following Thyroidectomy
  Author(s): Fausto Ferraro, Domenico Testa, Annarita Torino, Luigi Santini, Gaetano Motta, Antonella Pansini, Maria Carmela Capoluongo, Pierluigi Fusco, Giuseppe Signoriello, Giovanni Conzo and Raffaele MarfellaFausto Ferraro, Domenico Testa, Annarita Torino, Luigi Santini, Gaetano Motta, Antonella Pansini, Maria Carmela Capoluongo, Pierluigi Fusco, Giuseppe Signoriello, Giovanni Conzo and Raffaele Marfella
  
  Objectives: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a complication following thyroid surgery; its incidence is reported as high as 0.9%. Through an illustrative case series, we present an alternative treatment of this peculiar ARF: the nasotracheal Prolonged Safe Extubation (PSE). Methods: Patients treated at our Intensive Care Unit for ARF following thyroid surgery from January 2004 to December 2009, were reviewed. Demographic data including gender, age, clinical presentation, laryngoscopic findings, management and outcome during a 24-months follow-up after treatment were collected and evaluated. The strategy for prolonged nasotracheal safe extubation is presented. Results: Twelve out of the 1713 patients scheduled for thyroid surgery (0.7%) at our university hospital, developed post-operative ARF. All of them were treated.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000475

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