• A&A practice · Mar 2018

    Emergency Ventilation of Infant Subglottic Stenosis Through Small-Gauge Lumen Using the Ventrain: A Case Report.

    • Francisco J Escribá Alepuz, Javier Alonso García, J Vicente Cuchillo Sastriques, Emilio Alcalá, and Pilar Argente Navarro.
    • From the Anesthesiology and Reanimation Service, La Fe University Hospital and Polytechnic, Valencia, Spain.
    • A A Pract. 2018 Mar 15; 10 (6): 136-138.

    AbstractPostintubation subglottic stenosis is one of the most common causes of stridor in newborns and babies after prolonged mechanical ventilation. Management of this pathology is complex and requires highly trained personnel because it is associated with a high rate of airway-related mortality. This article presents the rescue of a difficult airway in a pediatric patient with subglottic stenosis with a new device available on the market, the Ventrain, offering certain advantages over those available until now.

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