Abstract Background: Transtracheal jet ventilation is an alternative ventilatory approach in airway surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare respiratory efficacy of percutaneous transtracheal with endotracheal, low frequency jet ventilation during microlaryngeal surgery. Methods: Ninety ASA class I-II patients aged between 16 and 70 years undergoing elective microlaryngeal surgery wer...

BACKGROUD AND AIMS Dexmedetomidine and propofol infusions are increasingly being used to ensure intraoperative patient immobility in the absence of muscle relaxants during parotidectomy. The primary aim of our study was to assess the effectiveness of transtracheal block as an adjunct to general anesthesia in providing patient immobility during total parotidectomy, as compared to dexmedetomidine...

BACKGROUND The fraction of inspired oxygen (F(IO(2))) is quoted for different oxygen delivery systems, but variations in inspiratory flow and tidal volume make precise measurement difficult. We developed a reliable method of measuring the effective F(IO(2)) in patients receiving supplemental oxygen. METHODS Ten subjects with chronic hypoxemia breathed through a mouthpiece with a sampling prob...

their interest in our article. First, we would like to apologize for mis-attributing the statement to the authors. The correct reference in our article was to 11 not 1 and it is not a direct quotation. We believe our survey provides sufficient evidence to raise concerns over the use of transtracheal ventilation using a high pressure source without control of airway pressure, but a survey lackin...

Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from a transtracheal aspirate was achieved by using simple in vitro culture methods. Clinical microbiologists should routinely culture for this organism from appropriate body fluids obtained from normally sterile areas.

BACKGROUND We present a case report of a trachea-colonic fistula and demonstrate our unique approach to repair, which was efficient and effective. METHODS The patient was a 50-year-old man who had a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula repair with colonic interposition as a child who now developed a fistula between his colon and trachea. RESULTS We performed a transtracheal approach, with p...