Objective: Iatrogenic tracheal rupture is a rare, but life-threatening complication of orotracheal intubation. In this retrospective study, etiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for iatrogenic tracheal ruptures were reviewed. Method: Eleven patients (6 males and 5 females) were diagnosed and treated for iatrogenic tracheal rupture in our clinic. The laceration occurred after orotr...

PURPOSE We report a case of an infant with severe congenital tracheal stenosis who underwent ureteral reimplantation using lumbar epidural anaesthesia combined with light general anaesthesia. CLINICAL FEATURES A six-month-old girl with symptomatic tracheal stenosis, demonstrated by computed tomography, was scheduled for ureteral reimplantation. She received continuous lumbar epidural anaesthe...

undergoing abdominal surgery. After animal use committee approval, 14 pigs were anaesthetized and the tracheas intubated with appropriately sized Hi-Lo Evac (n1⁄47) or TaperGuard Evac (n1⁄47) tracheal tubes. Saline based-fluid (pH 2.5/0.3 ml kg) stained with Methylene-Blue was instilled into the area below the vocal cords but above the inflated tracheal tube cuff via the Evac port. The cuff pre...

Rationale: Extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) are rare solitary soft tissue tumors characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells. Most lesions occur in the head and neck, but primary tracheal lesions are very rare. Patient Concerns: In this report, we describe a case of tracheal EMP discovered in a 48-year-old man who presented with a history of progressive dyspnea. Diagnoses: Comp...

We tested the hypothesis that the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway is superior to laryngoscope-guided tracheal intubation for gynaecological laparoscopy. One-hundred and eighty consecutive patients (ASA grade 1-2, aged 18-80 y) were divided into two equal-sized groups for airway management with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway or tracheal tube. Induction was with fentanyl/propofol, maintenance wi...

BACKGROUND Although the indications for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have been extended, ECMO has yet to be used as a respiratory support system during thoracic surgery. The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate whether veno-right ventricular (veno-RV) ECMO can be used for thoracic surgery without mechanical ventilation. METHODS Acute experimental study: Veno-RV ...

We have assessed the efficacy of tracheal tube cuff inflation in the oropharynx as an aid to blind nasotracheal intubation in 20 ASA I and II patients undergoing elective oral surgery. The trachea was intubated once using the technique of tracheal tube cuff inflation in the oropharynx and once keeping the tracheal tube cuff deflated throughout the manoeuvre. With the cuff deflated, intubation w...