title: Airway management for CO2 laser surgery on the larynx: Venturi jet ventilation and alternatives.
abstract: Supralaryngeal Venturi jet ventilation provides superb surgical visualization and access to the larynx, including the anterior and posterior commissure. When VJV is delivered through a metal cannula and laryngoscope or all-metal endotracheal tube or bronchoscope, there is no inorganic combustible material in the surgical field, making supralaryngeal VJV a safe as well as effective technique for CO2 laser surgery on the airway.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Borland
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D006611:High-Frequency Jet Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D014139:Tracheostomy