麻醉科R1杨美惠.pptVIP

Different ways to reduce the incidence of laryngospasm in children after Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy 麻醉科R1楊美惠 指導醫師 劉漢平 醫師 Laryngospasm May induced by blood or secretion accumulated around pharyhx or any kind of stimulation during emergence It is particularly frequent in children after upper airwy surgery(e.g. adenotonsillectomy)~about 21-24% Laryngospasm is essentially a protective reflex which acts to prevent foreign material entering the tracheaobronchial tree. This glottic reflex to inspiration and expiration causes hypercarbia and hypoxia and may be life-threatening. Current methods