The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal
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Niger Postgrad Med J · Jun 2009
Comparative StudyIntraocular pressure changes in a Nigerian population--effects of tracheal tube and laryngeal mask airway insertion and removal.
Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation lead to acute elevation in intraocular pressure (IOP); the ocular hypertensive response. The Laryngeal mask airway prevents sudden surges in IOP. We compared IOP changes to the insertion and removal of the Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and the endotracheal tube (ETT). ⋯ The LMA produced better IOP stability following its insertion and removal compared to the tracheal tube.
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Niger Postgrad Med J · Jun 2009
Complications and indications for intensive care unit admission after thyroidectomy in a University Teaching Hospital.
Routine admission of all post-thyroidectomy patients into intensive care unit (ICU) within the first 24-48 hours is advocated and practised in some hospitals. However, clinicians today are faced with the need to improve patient outcome at minimal costs. ⋯ It is safe to discharge the majority of patients back to post-surgical ward for nursing care immediately after thyroidectomy. Most of our patients were discharged to the post-surgical ward without any life-threatening complication.