High-frequency jet ventilation for tracheal surgery.
The anaesthetic requirements for tracheal resection include a clear airway, adequate ventilation and good surgical access. Many techniques have been described, none of which is entirely satisfactory. This case reports on the use of high-frequency jet ventilation with 10Fg catheter combined with muscle relaxants and intravenous anaesthesia in a patient with tracheal stenosis.
D000368:Aged; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D010197:Pancuronium; D010313:Partial Pressure; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010197:Pancuronium