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Detection of extrinsic bronchial compression during foreign body removal by pulse oximetry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. S. C. Morrissey ,
P. J. H. Venn ,
H. Y. Chan  and
H. Whittet
M. S. C. Morrissey*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
P. J. H. Venn
Affiliation:
Anaesthetics, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
H. Y. Chan
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
H. Whittet
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
*
Mr. M. S. C. Morrissey, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford 0X2 6HE.
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Abstract

A case of stridor is described which was due to the presence of a foreign body in the larynx of an infant. Following partial removal, compression of the right main bronchus was detected because of continuing low arterial oxygen saturation. The use of pulse oximetry allowed this complication to be identified, and the advantages of this method of monitoring are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 50 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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