Minitracheotomy: a simple alternative to tracheostomy in obstructive sleep apnoea.
- 1 March 1989
- Vol. 44 (3), 224-225
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.44.3.224
Abstract
A patient with obstructive sleep apnoea sufficiently severe to cause papilloedema was managed temporarily with a minitracheotomy. This allowed arterial oxygen saturation to return to normal while he lost weight, before surgery for his enlarged tonsills.Keywords
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