[Adenotonsillectomy with or without intubation? Safety of the adenotonsillectomy without endotracheal tube in children].

Objective: To determine the safety of the non-intubated and intubated adenotonsillectomy by the Sluder method in children DESIGN: Retrospective database study METHOD: We compared the data of adenotonsillectomy by the Sluder method in children until thirteen years of two teaching hospitals from 2014 until 2017. In the Amphia Hospital the procedure was performed without endotracheal tube placement and without perioperative opioids, in the Haga Hospital the patients were intubated and received perioperative opioids. Primary outcome was reoperation for postoperative haemorrhage.

[Hypoglossal nerve injury following endotracheal intubation].

Background: Endotracheal intubation is required to keep the airway open when a patient undergoes surgery under general anaesthetic. Here we present a rare complication of endotracheal intubation.

Case: A 70-year-old woman underwent repeat pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation under general anaesthetic.