Ventilatory monitoring during microlaryngeal surgery using jet insufflation anaesthesia.
We describe a method for continuous measurement of end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration during jet insufflation anaesthesia for microlaryngeal surgery. This increases the safety of the technique by allowing closer monitoring of inspired and expired gases during anaesthesia.
Drysdale
A J
AJ
Department of ENT, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London.
Fawcett
W J
WJ
Hollway
T E
TE
Moore-Gillon
V
V
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000379:methods*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide