The Laryngoscope · 1989 · 183 citations · 7 references
MedicineOtolaryngologySurgeryAnesthesiaOtolaryngologic SurgeryRhinologyEndoscopic Sinus SurgeryNasal SurgeryPostoperative Nasal Complications
Some complications of nasal and sinus surgery are preventable, while others may be unavoidable even for experienced surgeons. The study reviews 40 major or fatal complications following nasal and sinus surgery that were referred for consultation. The authors performed a review of these complications. The review identified 40 major or fatal complications, with intracranial events most common (13 cases, 4 deaths), blindness in ten patients, internal carotid artery damage causing three deaths, anesthesia‑related problems causing three deaths and one surviving malignant hyperthermia, and a total of ten deaths from intracranial catastrophe, hemorrhage, or anesthesia complications.
Abstract The purpose of this study was to review 40 major or fatal complications secondary to nasal and sinus surgery that were referred to the author for consultation or other reasons. The most frequent complications were intracranial, which occurred in 13 cases, and resulted in four deaths. Blindness occurred in ten patients (two bilaterally). Three other fatalities resulted from internal carotid artery damage. Three patients died of anesthesia‐related problems and one survived malignant hyperthermia. In all, ten patients died as a result of intracranial catastrophe, hemorrhage, or general anesthesia complications. Although some complications are preventable, others may be unavoidable, even in the hands of well‐trained, experienced surgeons.
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Rare complications following ethmoidectomies: A report of eleven cases
Anthony J. Maniglia, James R. Chandler, W. Jarrard Goodwin et al. · The Laryngoscope · 1981 · 66 citations
Medicine, Otolaryngology, Surgery +10