Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 73-75, March 2008

Cook® Airway Exchange Catheter Used During Microlaryngeal Surgery

  • Cheng-Jing Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsun-Mo Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Chen Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lee-Ying Soo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Koung-Shing Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 29 August 2007; received in revised form 11 September 2007; accepted 20 September 2007.

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

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60013-0

doi:10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60013-0

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 73-75, March 2008

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