The anesthetic management of a case of tracheal necrosis.
A 63-yr-old female patient developed a tracheal necrosis after esophageal resection with gastric interposition. We report the anesthetic management of this patient undergoing tracheal repair focusing on an original airway management and ventilation strategy.
Dereeper
Etienne
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Departments of *Anesthesiology, †Intensive Care, ‡Digestive Surgery, and §Plastic Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Karler
Clarence
C
Roman
Alain
A
Cadière
Guy-Bernard
GB
Urbain
Frédéric
F
Sosnowski
Maurice
M
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
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