一名男子的假牙在术后卡在了喉咙里

一名男子的假牙在术后卡在了喉咙里

A 72-year-old's false teeth got stuck in his throat during surgery and weren't discovered for eight days, doctors have said.

医生说，一名72岁的老人在手术中假牙卡在喉咙里，8天之后才被发现。

The man was having surgery to remove a harmless lump in his abdominal wall, but the operating team neglected to take out his dentures before the operation.

这名男子正在接受手术，切除腹壁的一个无害肿块，但手术团队在手术前没有取出他的假牙。

He returned to the hospital six days later complaining of blood in his mouth and difficulties breathing and swallowing, which had prevented him from eating solid food.

六天后，他回到医院，抱怨嘴里有血，呼吸和吞咽困难，无法进食固体食物。

Ultimately, more surgery was needed to resolve the problem, which was revealed in a case report published by the British Medical Journal on Monday. Lead author Harriet Cunniffe, from James Paget Hospital in eastern England, is calling for surgeons to ensure dentures are removed from patients before an operation.

最终，需要更多的手术来解决这个问题，这在周一发表在《英国医学杂志》上的一篇病例报告中得到了揭示。英国东部詹姆斯佩吉特医院的哈里特·坎尼夫是这项研究的主要作者，她呼吁外科医生在手术前确保摘除病人的假牙。

During the patient's first return to the emergency room, doctors were unable to diagnose the problem and the unnamed man was sent home with a prescription for mouthwash, antibiotics and steroids.

在病人第一次回到急救室时，医生无法诊断出这个问题，这位不知名的男子被送回家，医生给他开了漱口水、抗生素和类固醇的处方。

But he returned two days later with worsening symptoms and was admitted to the hospital with suspected aspiration pneumonia -- a severe chest infection.

但两天后，他的症状越来越严重，回到医院，并因疑似吸入性肺炎(一种严重的胸部感染)再次入院。

Eventually a diagnostic procedure identified a semicircular object lying across his vocal cords, which had caused internal blistering and swelling.

最终，一个诊断程序发现他的声带上横着一个半圆形物体，导致了声带内部起泡和肿胀。

The man, who said he had lost his dentures during his initial visit to hospital, was subsequently rushed into surgery to remove the false teeth. He remained in the hospital for another six days.

这名男子说，他在第一次去医院的时候丢了假牙，随后他被紧急送往外科手术，摘除假牙。他在医院又住了六天。

He returned suffering complications on multiple occasions over the following month, before eventually healing.

在接下来的一个月里，他多次出现并发症，最终痊愈。

The authors of the study wrote: "There are no set national guidelines on how dentures should be managed during anaesthesia."

该研究的作者写道:“没有关于在麻醉中如何管理假牙的国家指导方针。”

"In addition to reminding us of the risks of leaving dentures in during induction of anaesthesia , this case also highlights a number of important learning points," they added.

他们补充说:“这个案例除了提醒我们在麻醉诱导过程中把假牙留在体内的风险，还强调了一些重要的学习要点。”

"The first is to always listen to your patient. It has long been known that one gets the majority of the information needed to form a diagnosis based on the patients' history."

“首先，要始终倾听你的病人。长期以来，人们都知道，根据患者的病史，人们可以获得构成诊断所需的大部分信息。”