Author/Editor		Markovič, J; Marn-Skok, S; Benedik, J; Hočevar-Boltežar, I; Manohin, A
Title		Laryngeal stenosis after intubation - a case report
Type		članek
Source		In: Zabavnik Z, editor. Book of lectures of the 16th anaesthesia symposium Alpe Adria; 2003 May 9-11; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica,
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 115-9
Language		eng
Abstract		Background: Placement of an endotracheal tube results in injury to laryngeal and tracheal tissue. Laryngeal stenosis is a result of wound healing processes that may lead to irreversible scarring that replaces normal tissue. Case description: A case of postintubation laryngeal stenosis in a female born in 1983 who was intubated for five days because of epileptic status is described. After the diagnosis she had been anaesthetised for 61 times within 4 years because of the respiratory distress and the surgical treatment of the stenosis. Conclusion: We would like to contribute our part to the anaesthetic experience in patients with laryngeal stenosis and to remind of the postintubation complications. It is important to use the prevention steps.
Descriptors		INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL LARYNGOSTENOSIS ADULT