Are there serious complications related to endotracheal tube removal after surgery. I had a thyroidectomy?
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The potential complications associated with general endotracheal anesthesia administration are familiar to most perioperative nurses and other OR personnel. Throughout their professional careers, perioperative nurses can expect to witness and provide assistance with the resolution of a variety of anesthetic complications. This case study provides an account of a patient who experienced a single anesthetic complication that triggered a cascade of related complications and resulted in a resuscitative event.\n\nPerioperative nurses must become familiar with alternative means of airway management and the associated hazards and complications. This case study profiles an incident in which respiratory complications evolved in a predictable fashion after the use of high-frequency jet ventilation, and it delineates the actions instituted to manage the patient's intraoperative care.
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Wow no I have never heard of that. I think as the other user suggested, you should definitely seek a second opinion (outside that hospital, a completely different specialist) before proceeding with this radical treatment. Good luck honey!
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If -- by "sterilized" -- you are referring to a woman having her tubes tied, it's a fairly minimal procedure.  I had mine done at a hospital as day-surgery.  I was off-work that one day, of course, but then went back to work the next day.  I don't recall feeling "puny" or anything.  None of my co-workers even knew that I had had it done.
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My father had this surgery after having heart problems caused by the weight. I have done a lot of research on it and have not heard of a clinical link to a post surgical link and would guess it is related to pre surgery health. My cousin who had the surgery has had deteriorarating health since surgery that they thought was heart related only to discover it was caused by severe anemia. Take your vitamins and b-12 as directed and I doubt it was the surgery but look out for other side effects.
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NOt a great idea,a there is a balloon attached inside, so pulling it out without deflating could be harmful.  \n\nAre finished with the tube, want a new one, can you eat without it?\n\nActually, the 800 nurse or nurse on call will probably walk you through it.  Removing the tube is not especially hard to do, you do not want to invite infection though, that is a concern.  It needs to be as clean as clean can be, you could faint, so it is best to have someone there.  It is a strange sensation. I am assuming it is a PEG tube.\n\nHere is one guy's story of peg removal:\n\nMember # 4 \n\n \n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nRemoving the peg takes about 30 seconds; I actually removed my own since I was in Santa Fe, a long ways from MDACC. Some like mine have a little thin wire in them that causes the other end to "pigtail" up once they have put it in. Cut that little wire and the tube inside straightens out and you just pull it out. A 2X2 gauze and a piece of tape for one day covered things up, and that was it. No leaks, no fuss, no muss. Other types have a small, inflated balloon at the end that keeps them in. Deflate the balloon and the tube comes right out. While I am not advocating that you take your own out, I mention all this to illustrate that it is no big deal. I had mine in for about 8 months after the completion of all the treatments... it was that long before I was able to get enough nutrition through my trashed mouth and throat. I'm glad to hear that your mouth hasn't developed mucositis yet, but in my case it really didn't show up until about the third week. Also, many get a longer course of radiation than 4 weeks, and with your short schedule, you may not have as many of the side effects that you read about from others here. Let’s hope that is the case.  \n\nHere is more: \nTube Feeding \n\nWhen surgery or treatment for oral cancer affects the patient's ability to eat, a feeding tube is inserted to facilitate meeting nutritional needs. First introduced in 1980, today more than 200,000 patients every year receive this form of therapy. The location of oral cancers, and the resulting damage to the oral / esophageal tissues from treatments, makes weight maintenance and obtaining proper nutrition especially difficult.  \n \n\nFeeding tubes may be inserted through the nasal passageway for short-term use, but for those patients who require longer use of the tube, it is customary to place the tube directly into the stomach through the abdominal wall. This second method is called a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. The feeding tube may also be put in place in anticipation of other treatments such as radiation or chemotherapy, allowing the patient to adapt to its use prior to treatments. Feeding tubes are not painful and are not easily visible when wearing normal clothes. When not in use, they can simple be taped to the patients stomach to prevent them from moving around under clothing. \n\nPEG tubes are placed with the aid of an endoscope, the scope going down the throat to assist in guiding the placement of the tube through the wall of the stomach. The surgery is simple and involves little risk or discomfort. The procedure takes about 20 minutes. The PEG tube extends from the interior of the stomach to outside the body through a small incision only slightly larger than the tube itself in the abdominal wall. The tube is prevented from coming out of the stomach by one of several methods. Some brands have a small wire within the tube, which after insertion is pulled from the exterior end of the tubing causing the portion within the stomach to curl up or “pigtail,” preventing it from being pulled out. Other systems employ a very small balloon at the end of the tube which is inflated within the stomach after insertion, serving the same purpose. Removal of the tube simple involves cutting the wire which created the pigtail, or deflating
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Yes. Any strain on the larynx could be damaging.
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ITS COST BETWEEN 4000-8000 TO HAVE YOUR TUBES UNTIED. I AM ALSO GOING THROUGH THIS. IT WAS THE WORST MISTAKE I HAVE EVER MADE.
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There is always a risk of sepsis after a surgical procedure.  But this one carries little risk.  Since the surgey takes place in a aspetic environment, infection would happen during recovery.  This would only happen if your stiches come apart before healing has finished.  But you should be given antibiotics after a surgical procedure like that anyway.
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Smoking creates risks for surgeons.  You constrict blood vessels, raise blood pressure, and have a whole host of weird chemicals running through your body.\n\nWhat happens if you have this surgery and can't get outside to smoke during recovery?  What happens if you run into post-surgical complications due to the diminished capacity of your blood vessels?\n\nI had a doctor tell me if I were to have surgery to correct spinal stenosis, I would fare better if I lost weight first.  These things can and do create complications.
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This page from the American Head and Neck Society has home care instructions for changing the tube and cleaning the inner cannula:\nhttp://www.headandneckcancer.org/patienteducation/docs/tracheostomy.php
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wow, i did when i was 20 y/o, and it was scarey, but all went well with me, and now i'm doing great...just have to take a thyroid supplement every day, and make sure you have it checked reg. throughout your lifetime...for me, i had to have thyroid removed and then a radiation treatment (I-131)...not all people have to go through this step
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The only danger I am aware of is they occasionally come out and you have to go back to the hospital for reinsertion.  I can tell you two things that I see that are common.  All of the patients I have come in contact with that have them are very skinny (I guess due to the fact that they can't eat McDonalds anymore).  Also, there is a certain smell associated with them (due to the products placed in the tube).  Other than that, I am not aware of any problems.
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I don't have statistics for you, but this is a known complication.\n\nSpeaking very, very roughly, I'd guess that in the facility where I work, it occurs to fewer than one person out of a hundred.  I realize that's no consolation when it happens to you.\n\nIn my experience, it usually doesn't require surgical repair.  The monitoring you describe sounds more typical.\n\nFor what little it's worth, I'm sorry this happened to you.
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No.\n\nThey are potentially life threatening. The infection probably was caused by the hernia in the first place and not the repair.
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Most people don't have the experience I did, but I think it is important to know that things can go wrong.  I felt OK immediately after the procedure, except for the effects of the anesthesia.  Three days post-op, I began having a fever, nausea and vomiting.  I went to the emergency room because my surgeon was out of town and didn't have anyone covering for him. I was diagnosed with a staph infection that went systemic.  I was in the hospital for 2 weeks on IV antibiotics.  Not fun.  After that I was fine.  I had the procedure done on my hips and went down 3 pants sizes.  The only drawback I would tell you about is when they remove the fats cells from one place on your body, they are gone forever and you will never have fat in that area again.  When I gain weight, I used to gain it in my hips.  Now if I gain weight, it all gets packed onto my stomach, which I never had before. After the above experience, I would never have it done again, or have any elective surgery again.  I would only have surgery if my life was threatened.
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be sure to let your MD know.  Could be dependent edema from the increased fluid loads given during the post op time, but could be signs of worse problems, such as a deep vein thrombosis- this could be lethal.  Also you might have CHF congestive heart failure, once again talk with your MD.  After that is done, you should be on a cardio rehab program that teaches proper eating, exercise and medication regiment.
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Depends on how severely you severed it.  If it was totally cut at the C7/T1 (there is no C8 in most mammals) you would probably cut off ennervation and autonomic control of the heart and lungs, which would, in general, be very bad.