Anaesthetic management of tracheal resection and reconstruction in patients with difficult tracheal pathologies, poses unique challenges—such as pre-operative assessment and preparation, the induction of general anaesthesia, airway sharing with surgeons… Click to show full abstract
Anaesthetic management of tracheal resection and reconstruction in patients with difficult tracheal pathologies, poses unique challenges—such as pre-operative assessment and preparation, the induction of general anaesthesia, airway sharing with surgeons during the intra-operative period while performing resection and reconstruction, emergence from general anaesthesia, and post-operative care. While there are no guidelines on choosing the ideal airway technique for the intra-operative period, we describe a simple-yet-effective airway modality, viz. spontaneous ventilation, as a key airway technique during the crucial open airway phase during tracheal reconstruction.
               
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