Abstract
The Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology is the official journal of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka. It publishes clinical investigations, research articles, audits, case reports, review articles and CME articles relating to anaesthesiology, critical care and pain. It is published bi annually in January and June. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology is included on DOAJ and Scopus.
Highlights
These complications include laryngospasm 3%, respiratory obstruction 2.3%, upper respiratory tract infection URTI 0.7%, bronchospasm 0.5% and epiglottic edema/ re intubation 0.1%.1,2,3Anaesthetic complications for cleft palate surgeries are mainly related to airway problems
Trachea was intubated with 3 mm uncuffed Ring Adair Elwyn (RAE) tube and an oral pack was inserted smoothly
A sublingual swelling was observed (Fig. 3) which gradually increased within seconds to minutes leading to respiratory obstruction following which 3 mm uncuffed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) endotracheal tube (ETT) was advanced through nares till obstruction was relieved
Summary
Post-operative respiratory complications are observed in 7.4% of cleft palate repair.[1]. Introduction Post-operative respiratory complications are observed in 7.4% of cleft palate repair.[1] These complications include laryngospasm 3%, respiratory obstruction 2.3%, upper respiratory tract infection URTI 0.7%, bronchospasm 0.5% and epiglottic edema/ re intubation 0.1%.1,2,3Anaesthetic complications for cleft palate surgeries are mainly related to airway problems. This case report highlights an unusual complication, which occurred after cleft palate repair following extubation. Case report We present a case of a one-year old child who presented to our hospital with a cleft palate (Fig. 1).
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