Use of two tracheal tubes and fibreoptic bronchoscope for intubation through a LMA Pro‐Seal^® in a difficult paediatric airway

Bronchoscope-Guided Airway Rescue via an I-gel™ for Haematoma-Induced Airway Obstruction Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

“…Notwithstanding these limitations, studies have demonstrated no difficulty in removing the I-gel™ after using it as an intubation conduit. Removal options include using the LMA® Fastrach™ stabiliser rod [6], Magill's forceps [11], or attaching a tracheal tube one size smaller to the connector end of the in situ tube as a stabiliser [12]. In this case, we decided not to remove the I-gel™ prior to returning to the operating theatre, due to the critical state of the airway, the suboptimal management location (i.e., the recovery room), and the risk of cognitive strain impeding performance.…”

Clinical analysis of bronchoscopic cryotherapy in 156 pediatric patients

“…Bronchoscopic cryotherapy is suitable for the following conditions: fibrous tissue hyperplasia‐induced airway stenosis; resection of granulation tissue caused by inflammation, operation, trauma and foreign body; palliative therapy of inoperable tracheal and bronchial malignant tumors; radical treatment of tracheal and bronchial benign tumors in the lumen; and airway tissue bleeding on bronchoscopy. For compression of airway stenosis caused by lower respiratory tract lumen lesions, function stenosis caused by airway softening, and patients who cannot tolerate bronchoscopy, however, bronchoscopic cryotherapy is unsuitable …”

“…For compression of airway stenosis caused by lower respiratory tract lumen lesions, function stenosis caused by airway softening, and patients who cannot tolerate bronchoscopy, however, bronchoscopic cryotherapy is unsuitable. 16,17 For lesions caused by bronchial tuberculosis, performing bronchoscopic cryotherapy at the proliferative phase of granulation tissue often can effectively control and reduce the formation of cicatricial stenosis. [18][19][20] During cryotherapy for cicatricial stenosis, hyperemia and edema in local tissues can cause temporary airway stenosis and breathing difficulties.…”