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The use of mini-tracheostomy and high frequency jet ventilation in the management of acute airway obstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. J. Squires  and
M. C. Frampton
S. J. Squires
Affiliation:
Haslar
M. C. Frampton*
Affiliation:
Haslar
*
Surgeon Commander M. C. Frampton, F.R.C.S., R.N., ENT Department, Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire PQ12 2AA.
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Abstract

A case is described in which upper airway obstruction was successfully treated using cri-cothyroidotomy in association with high frequency jet ventilation. This procedure allowed time for the patient to be transferred to the operating theatre for formal tracheostomy under optimal conditions. It is suggested that the Portex ‘Mini-trach’ kit, though primarily designed for tracheobronchial toilet, can be used to provide a satisfactory and safe airway during the resuscitation of an obstructed patient, particularly if jet ventilation is available.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 10 , October 1986 , pp. 1199 - 1202
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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