Laryngospasm in anaesthesia
21 Aug 2018Laryngospasm is a common and serious respiratory complication in anaesthetic practice which can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated timeously. This review will look at the definition, epidemiology, mechanism, risk factors, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, prevention, treatment and complications of laryngospasm.
| Authors: | Spijkerman, Sandra |
| Institution: | University of Pretoria |
| Keywords: | Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors, Laryngospasm, Respiratory complication, Anaesthetic practice, Definition, Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Prevention, Differential diagnosis, Clinical presentation, Mechanism, Risk factors |