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Severe tracheal stenosis and operative delivery
Author(s) -
SUTCLIFFE N.,
REMINGTON S. A. M.,
RAMSAY T. M.,
MASON C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1995.tb04508.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheal stenosis , anesthesia , larynx , caesarean section , spinal anesthesia , general anaesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , surgery , airway , pregnancy , mechanical engineering , biology , engineering , genetics
Summary We report the management of anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a woman with severe extensive tracheal stenosis. Management was initially with spinal anaesthesia, but general anaesthesia became necessary as a result of profuse intra‐operating bleeding. We describe the use of the Hayek oscillator cuirass ventilator to allow instrumentation of the larynx whilst maintaining respiratory support, and for weaning from mechanical ventilation.