Medical MCQ-In Postoperative room after thyroid surgery patient developed sudden respiratory distress. Dressing was removed and it was found to be slightly blood stained and wound was bulging. What will first thing to be done?

In Postoperative room after thyroid surgery patient developed sudden respiratory distress. Dressing was removed and it was found to be slightly blood stained and wound was bulging. What will first thing to be done?

Tracheostomy

Cricothyroidotomy

Laryngoscopy and intubation

Remove the stitch and take the patient to operation theatre

Question Category:

Surgery

Correct Answer:

Remove the stitch and take the patient to operation theatre

Description:

Postoperative hematomas or bleeding may also complicate thyroidectomies and rarely necessitate emergency reoperation to evacuate the hematoma. Bilateral vocal cord dysfunction with airway compromises requires immediate reintubation and tracheostomy. Seromas may need aspiration to relieve patient discomfo. Ref: Lal G., Clark O.H. (2010). Chapter 38. Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal. In F.C. Brunicardi, D.K. Andersen, T.R. Billiar, D.L. Dunn, J.G. Hunter, J.B. Matthews, R.E. Pollock (Eds), Schwaz's Principles of Surgery, 9e.a.

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