Partial vertical surgery of the larynx : results as a function of anesthesia and the employ of tracheotomy
Laccourreye, H.; Beutter, P.; Bodard, M.; Brasnu, D.; Donnadieu, S.; Dore, L.; Neveu, M.H.
Annales d'Oto-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico Faciale Bulletin de la Societe d'Oto-Laryngologie des Hopitaux de Paris 98(12): 581-585
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-438X PMID: 7342811 Document Number: 172382
Postoperative course and complications were studied as a function of the type of anesthesia, and the employ of a tracheotomy tube and gauze drainage of the laryngeal cavity, following partial vertical surgery on the larynx of 238 patients. Findings demonstrated that a general anesthetic by intubation with total skin closure without tracheotomy and gauze drainage of the laryngeal cavity, reduced the incidence of local infections complications and the duration of hospitalization. Without insisting on the advantages of this type of anesthesia and the value of immediate suturing, the authors note that these simple techniques markedly reduce the hospitalization period at a time when emphasis is being placed on the economic impact of the duration of this period.