Author/Authors :
Erkalp, Kerem Vakif Gureba Educational and Research Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Yangin, Zehra Vakif Gureba Educational and Research Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Basaranoglu, Gokcen Vakif Gureba Educational and Research Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Ozdemir, Haluk Vakif Gureba Educational and Research Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Haspolat, Yavuz Vakif Gureba Educational and Research Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Saidoglu, Leyla Vakif Gureba Educational and Research Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey
Abstract :
Dear Editor; Tongue swelling (TS) after surgery is a rare but potentially lethal postoperative complication. TS causes include trauma, allergy, infection, bleeding, massive fluid overload and rarely ischemia and infarction of the tongue. In anesthesia practices, it is usually presented after long term oral intubations. In this report we present TS case which started immediately after operation and lasted 20 hours in child who had undergone a cleft palate repair. A 3 years-old, 13 kg girl; Non premedicated, after sevoflurane induction, succinylcholine was administered. The trachea was intubated atraumatically, size 4 mm cuffed tracheal tube (Mallincrot). Anesthetic maintenance was with sevoflurane in nitrous oxide/oxygen (50/50%).
