Cheng-Jing Tsai a, Hsun-Mo Wang b, I-Chen Lu a, Lee-Ying Soo a, Koung-Shing Chu a
aDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
bDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract
Anesthesia during laryngeal surgery presents the anesthesiologist with a number of potential challenges. It requires cooperation between the surgeon and anesthesiologist in order to maximize exposure for the surgeon and allow for adequate ventilation of the patient. Many anesthetic techniques have been used such as jet ventilation (subglottic or supraglottic) and endotracheal intubation (intermittently or continuously), with a variety of tubes. We present our experience of successful airway management with the assistance of the Cook® airway exchange catheter during microlaryngeal surgery. [Tzu Chi Med J 2008;20(1):73–75]
Keywords
Airway management; Cook® airway exchange catheter; Microlaryngeal surgery
