Functional stridor diagnosed by the anaesthetist
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Functional stridor diagnosed by the anaesthetist.
While stridor is an ominous sign implying severe airway stenosis, not all stridor has an organic aetiology. We present two cases of functional stridor in which the diagnosis was made by the anaesthetist. As experts in the management of difficult airways, anaesthetists should be aware of this clinical entity. Recurrent episodes present as aphonia, dysphonia, dyspnoea, apnoea or unconsciousness. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03008791