A technique of positive-pressure single-lung ventilation via a silicone T-Y stent.
Airway control and protection, in any operation, is the first priority. The presence of a T-Y stent in the proximal airway can complicate this fundamental principle. Here we describe an effective and safe technique for positive-pressure single-lung ventilation via a T-Y stent for a lung lobectomy.
Quigley
R L
RL
Department of Surgery, Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840, USA.
Bannister
K H
KH
Chisdak
M W
MW
Reitknecht
F L
FL
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012828:Silicones; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*
D012828:Silicones