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  1. Ling KU, Hasan MS, Ha KO, Wang CY
    Anaesth Intensive Care, 2009 Jan;37(1):124-6.
    PMID: 19157359
    We report our use of a superficial cervical plexus block to manage three adults who presented for drainage of dental abscesses. All patients had difficult airways related to severe trismus (preoperative inter-incisor distance < or = 1.5 cm). The first two patients, whose abcesses involved both the submandibular and submasseteric spaces, were managed with combined superficial cervical plexus and auriculotemporal nerve block. In a third patient, a superficial cervical plexus block alone was sufficient because the abscess was confined to the submandibular region. The blocks were successful in all three cases with minimal requirement for supplemental analgesia. We recommend the consideration of superficial cervical plexus block, and if necessary an auriculotemporal nerve block, for the management of selected patients with difficult airways who present for drainage of dental abcesses.
    Matched MeSH terms: Airway Obstruction/complications
  2. Prepageran N, Raman R
    Ear Nose Throat J, 2003 Aug;82(8):626-7.
    PMID: 14503102
    Cervical rib is a congenital phenomenon that usually occurs in association with upper-limb neurovascular symptoms. The presence of a cervical rib displaces the great vessels that cross the thoracic outlet superiorly and proceed into the neck. We report an unusual case of iatrogenic hemorrhage during a tracheostomy in a patient whose right subclavian artery had been displaced by a cervical rib. Our aim is to alert surgeons to the hidden risks of this phenomenon.
    Matched MeSH terms: Airway Obstruction/complications
  3. Ravindran VK
    Med J Malaysia, 1983 Jun;38(2):164-6.
    PMID: 6621450
    An interesting case is described here in which partial airway obstruction resulted in sleep apnoea and which was relieved by adeno-tonsillectomy. Enlarged tonsils and adenoids causing upper airway obstruction represent one facet of a continuum of hypoventilation - sleep disorders and clinical examination with x-rays will help in determining patients at risk of developing these syndromes.
    Matched MeSH terms: Airway Obstruction/complications
  4. Inbasegaran K, Yong Boon Hun, Chua Kok Seng
    Med J Malaysia, 1988 Sep;43(3):259-62.
    PMID: 3241588
    Matched MeSH terms: Airway Obstruction/complications*
  5. Sung CM, Tan SN, Shin MH, Lee J, Kim HC, Lim SC, et al.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2021 07 01;204(1):103-106.
    PMID: 33826879 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4266LE
    Matched MeSH terms: Airway Obstruction/complications*
  6. Liam CK, Goh CT, Isahak M, Lim KH, Wong CM
    Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol, 2001 Jun;19(2):79-83.
    PMID: 11699724
    The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between asthma symptoms and the degree of airway obstruction as measured by the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) in a group of 64 asthmatic patients with clinically stable disease attending a university-based urban asthma clinic. Asthma symptoms did not correlate with the degree of airway obstruction as measured by prebronchodilator PEFR (total asthma symptom score vs PEFR: r = -0.214, p = 0.104, n = 59) and only correlated poorly with prebronchodilator FEV1 (total asthma symptom score vs FEV1: r = -0.256, p = 0.041, n = 64). These results lend support to the recommendation that airway obstruction should be measured objectively when assessing patients with chronic persistent asthma.
    Study site: Asthma clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Matched MeSH terms: Airway Obstruction/complications*
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