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Table 2 Summary of post-intubation laryngeal edema after non-head and neck surgery cases having a history of head and neck surgery or radiotherapy

From: Temporary tracheotomy for post-intubation laryngeal edema after lung cancer surgery: a case report

Case

Age (years)

Sex

Hight (cm)

Weight (kg)

Prior therapy for head and neck cancer

Primary disease

Operation

Tube type (size)

Resistance during intubation

Operation time (min)

Anesthesia time (min)

Diagnosis date (POD)

Steroid

Airway management

References

Primary cancer

Surgery

Neck dissection

Radiotherapy

Interval (years)

1

76

F

155.8

52.1

Tougue cancer

Excision of tougue base

Bilateral

+

10

Metastatic hepatic tumor

Segmental liver resection, cholecystectomy, rediofrequency ablation

SLT (ID 7.0 mm)

–

240

ND

On the day of surgery

DEX

Emergency tracheostomy

[13]

2

69

F

150

43

Thyroid cancer

Total thyroidectomy

Bilateral

−

7

Bilateral ureter stones

Transurethral ureterolithotripsy

SLT (ID 7.5 mm)

–

45

ND

On the day of surgery

DEX

Reintubation ↓ tracheostomy

[14]

3

78

M

161

57

Laryngeal cancer

–

–

+

3.5

Left lung cancer

Left upper division segmentectomy

DLT (35 Fr)

–

176

239

On the day of surgery

PSL

Temporary tracheostomy

Our case

  1. POD post operative day, SLT single lumen tube, DLT double lumen tube, ID inner diameter, ND not discribed, DEX dexamethasone, PSL predonisolone