Awake rigid bronchoscopy for post intubation tracheal stenosis

  • Ashwini H. Ramaswamy Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, (India)
  • Madhuri S. Kurdi Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, (India)
  • Safiya I. Shaikh Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, (India)
  • Radhika S. Deva Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, (India)
  • Syed Uwais Raza Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, (India)
Keywords: Tracheal stenosis, Bronchoscopy, Stridor, Tracheostomy, Central airway obstruction

Abstract

Prolonged tracheal intubation is a common cause of tracheal stenosis. These patients may present with respiratory insufficiency and stridor of insidious onset and progressive nature. Immediate management includes securing the airway which requires anesthesia. We present successful management of a case of post intubation tracheal stenosis using rigid bronchoscopy under a combination of regional and general anesthesia

Citation: Ramaswamy AH, Kurdi MS, Shaikh SI, Deva RS, Raza SU. Awake rigid bronchoscopy for post intubation tracheal stenosis. Anaesth Pain & Intensive Care 2014;18(3):299-301

Published
01-29-2019
How to Cite
Ramaswamy, A. H., Kurdi, M. S., Shaikh, S. I., Deva, R. S., & Raza, S. U. (2019). Awake rigid bronchoscopy for post intubation tracheal stenosis. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 299-301. Retrieved from https://mail.apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/426
Section
Case Reports