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Ventilatory monitoring during microlaryngeal surgery using jet insufflation anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. J. Drysdale
Affiliation:
Department of ENTSt George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT.
W. J. Fawcett*
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT.
T. E. Hollway
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT.
V. Moore-Gillon
Affiliation:
Department of ENTSt George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT.
*
Dr W. J. Fawcett, Department of Anaesthetics, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT.

Abstract

We describe a method for continuous measurement of end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration during jet insufflation anaesthesia for microlaryngeal surgery. This increases the safety of the technique by allowing closer monitoring of inspired and expired gases during anaesthesia

Type
Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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