Airway management of recurrent congenital tracheo‐esophageal fistula with subglottic stenosis – a novel approach

Abstract

promises to increase the success rate of light guided retrograde intubation by adding the advantages of capnography and also shortens the time taken for intubation as the tracheal placement of ETT can be confirmed without a need to remove the TrachlightÔ and connection to breathing circuit.

Collaborating with interventional pulmonology in managing a massive tracheoesophageal fistula that extends from cricoid to carina: a case report

“…Less common are reports and studies citing management techniques for iatrogenic or acquired TEF in the adult population [5]. The use of laryngeal mask airway for insertion of a stent has been reported [6–8], and several techniques have been reported in the anesthesia literature including using a fogarty catheter to occlude the TEF during ventilation, intentional mainstem intubation to avoid ventilating across the TEF, and even using a guidewire to bypass a tracheal stricture and TEF [9–11]. The risks of anesthesia for adults and children with TEF overlap in many ways, but what is not known is the best technique for ventilating a patient with a large TEF [12].…”