title: Use of cardiopulmonary bypass for tracheal resection: a case report.
abstract: Although ventilatory support can be life-saving, it also has adverse effects, including postintubation tracheal stenosis caused by damage to the larynx and trachea. Cardiopulmonary bypass is generally not used for the surgical management of tracheal stenosis; however, we have found that the use of cardiopulmonary bypass can be advantageous during tracheal resection and reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke' Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Robert Chance
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: DeWitt
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hallman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*