• Masui · Jul 1998

    Case Reports

    [Tracheal intubation for emergent tracheostomy in a patient complicated with tracheal stenosis].

    • K Saitoh, H Kasuda, Y Hirabayashi, H Mitsuhata, H Fukuda, T Igarashi, R Konishi, and R Shimizu.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
    • Masui. 1998 Jul 1;47(7):875-6.

    AbstractWe report the management of anesthesia for emergent tracheostomy in a patient with severe tracheal stenosis. A 63-year-old male was scheduled for an emergency tracheostomy for severe tracheal stenosis due to the invasion of a thyroid cancer. A preoperative neck CT revealed the tracheal stenosis, extending from 1-2 cm below the vocal cord to the upper end of the sternum. The narrowest caliber was about 7 mm in transverse diameter. Moreover, the cancer was suspected to have a bleeding tendency. General anesthesia with endotracheal intubation was considered necessary to provide an open airway during tracheostomy. Anesthesia was induced with thiopental, and a 6.0 mm endotracheal tube with cuff was successfully introduced with a balloon introducer (AIRGUID E) using suxamethonium. We were able to perform tracheostomy uneventfully.

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