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Jet ventilation via a Univent tube for sleeve pneumonectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

H. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
J. Gothard
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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Abstract

A 51-year-old man presented with a right upper lobe adenocarcinoma with carinal extension. He underwent a right sleeve pneumonectomy, which involved a carinal resection with anastomosis between the trachea and left main bronchus. This report describes the successful use of jet ventilation, administered via the lumen of the bronchial blocker of a Univent tube. During 15 min of carinal resection, oxygenation of his left lung was maintained with the bronchial blocker bridging the airway discontinuity.

Type
Clinical Letter
Copyright
2001 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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