護理師照顧一位甲狀腺切除術後的病人。下列哪項併發症是監測時的最高優先順序？
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy. Which complication is the highest priority to monitor?
- AHypocalcemia from parathyroid injury副甲狀腺損傷引起的低血鈣
- BRespiratory distress from airway edema✓ 正解氣道水腫引起的呼吸窘迫
- CPostoperative pain術後疼痛
- DSurgical site infection手術部位感染
甲狀腺切除術（Thyroidectomy）後，最致命的併發症是氣道阻塞。由於手術部位鄰近氣管，術後出血（Hematoma）或組織水腫可能在短時間內壓迫氣管導致窒息。根據 ABC（Airway, Breathing, Circulation）原則，維持氣道通暢永遠是最高優先級。其他併發症如低血鈣或感染雖重要，但通常不會在數分鐘內造成生命威脅，因此氣道評估與監測是護理師的首要任務。
Following thyroidectomy, the most lethal complication is airway obstruction. Because the surgical site lies adjacent to the trachea, postoperative bleeding (hematoma) or tissue edema may rapidly compress the airway and result in asphyxiation. According to the ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation) principle, maintaining a patent airway is always the highest priority. Other complications such as hypocalcemia or infection are also important but do not typically cause life-threatening compromise within minutes; therefore, airway assessment and monitoring are the nurse's foremost task.