title: Severe tracheal stenosis and operative delivery.
abstract: We report the management of anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a woman with severe extensive tracheal stenosis. Management was initially with spinal anaesthesia, but general anaesthesia became necessary as a result of profuse intra-operative bleeding. We describe the use of the Hayek oscillator cuirass ventilator to allow instrumentation of the larynx whilst maintaining respiratory support, and for weaning from mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Remington
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical