Spontaneous breathing combined with high frequency ventilation during bronchoscopic resection of a large tracheal tumour.
A patient with learning difficulties had a large tracheal tumour at the carina that caused severe respiratory distress. I.v. anaesthesia with propofol, spontaneous breathing through a tracheal tube, and high frequency jet ventilation were successfully employed during bronchoscopic resection of the tumour.
Satoh
M
M
Department of Anaesthesiology, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi-machi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
Hirabayashi
Y
Y
Seo
N
N
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006611:High-Frequency Jet Ventilation; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*