Livesey J R, Solomons N B, Gillies E A
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
Anaesthesia. 1991 Jan;46(1):36-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09312.x.
Peri-operative acute upper airway obstruction may be life-threatening. A case is reported of a child with severe adenotonsillar hypertrophy who developed acute upper airway obstruction after a routine surgical procedure and required emergency adenotonsillectomy. The importance of pre-operative assessment is stressed.
围手术期急性上呼吸道梗阻可能危及生命。本文报告一例患有严重腺样体扁桃体肥大的儿童，在常规手术后发生急性上呼吸道梗阻，需要紧急进行腺样体扁桃体切除术。强调了术前评估的重要性。
