title: Complication of jet ventilation during microlaryngeal surgery.
abstract: Complications during jet ventilation for microlaryngoscopy, which is usually a relatively safe procedure, are rare. Those described have included hypoventilation, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumoperitoneum, and gastric distention. We describe herein a case of a life-threatening complication during jet ventilation with a Carden's tube that ended in laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Braverman
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sichel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Halimi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldsher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kadari
mesh_terms: D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000293:injuries*; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006611:High-Frequency Jet Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged