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  • Title: Perioperative acute upper airway obstruction secondary to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Segebarth PB, Limbird TJ.
    Journal: J Arthroplasty; 2007 Sep; 22(6):916-9. PubMed ID: 17826285.
    Abstract:
    Although airway obstruction secondary to cricoarytenoid arthritis is an infrequent perioperative complication of rheumatoid arthritis, it must be promptly recognized and appropriately managed to avoid fatal consequences. We report a case of cricoarytenoid dysfunction leading to acute respiratory insufficiency requiring tracheostomy in the immediate postoperative period after total knee arthroplasty in a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis.
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