Temporary cardiopulmonary bypass and isolated lung ventilation for tracheal stenosis and reconstruction.

• Main Authors: Chiu, C.L., Teh, B.T., Wang, C.Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press 2003
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/472/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14570801

A 27-yr-old lady with a past history of prolonged ventilation presented with worsening respiratory distress caused by tracheal stenosis. She required urgent tracheal resection and reconstruction. Because of the risk of an acute respiratory obstruction, spinal anaesthesia was used to establish cardio...