Anaesthesia for carbon dioxide laser surgery on the trachea. Taking turns in the airway.
A patient with post-tracheotomy stenosis underwent laser bronchoscopy. A total i.v. technique was used to maintain anaesthesia and provide a stable surgical field. The technique that evolved to allow the laser treatment to be carried out without impairment of ventilation or oxygenation is described.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide