Spontaneous breathing combined with high frequency ventilation during bronchoscopic resection of a large tracheal tumour.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with learning difficulties had a large tracheal tumour at the carina that caused severe respiratory distress. I.v. anaesthesia with propofol, spontaneous breathing through a tracheal tube, and high frequency jet ventilation were successfully employed during bronchoscopic resection of the tumour.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchoscopy
- High-Frequency Jet Ventilation
- Tracheal Neoplasms