Anesthesia for airway surgery.
Surgery of the upper airway requires diagnostic or therapeutic manipulation of the respiratory tree despite ongoing ventilation. Whether internal or external access to the conducting airway is required, anesthesiologist and surgeon, who must work together closely, share the airway. The anesthetic technique is influenced by the chosen mode of ventilation.
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Department of Anesthesia, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. karen.mcrae@uhn.on.ca
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000601:surgery*; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery