A patient with big thyroid tumour we will give anaesthesia

in awake intubation topic you told that if in a patient with big thyroid tumour we will give anaesthesia, it will compress the trachea .

Hi…

In huge thyroid… Swelling…

Once we give muscle relaxation…the muscles holding the gland…will also relax… and due to gravity…the gland will be compressed on neck leading to total airway obstruction

Thank you sir