Korean J Anesthesiol.  1988 Jun;21(3):505-508. 10.4097/kjae.1988.21.3.505.

Anesthesia for a Patient with a Tracheal T-tube Stent Using an Urinary Drainage Catheter

• Shin KM
• Lee SH
• Kim DS

• KMID: 2116505
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1988.21.3.505

Abstract

The endotracheal silicon T-tube may be place both as a tracheostomy and as a splint to maintain the shape of the reconstructed airway during the healing process. For intermittent positive pressure ventilation throughout the side arm of the T-tube, the upper limb must be obstructed to prevent gases from escaping through the pharynx. Thus anesthesiologists should be aware of the special problems of establishing an airway through a tracheal T-tube. We recently experienced a case of anesthesia using an urinary drainage catheter which was inserted endotracheally to prevent gases from escaping through the upper limb or a T-tube under the laryngoscopy in a patients with a tracheal T-tube stent. We recommended the use of an urinary drainage catheter to facilitate positive pressure ventilation in patients with tracheal T-tube.

Keyword

Tracheal T-tube; Urinary drainage catheter

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia*
Arm
Catheters*
Drainage*
Gases
Humans
Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation
Laryngoscopy
Pharynx
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Silicones
Splints
Stents*
Tracheostomy
United Nations
Upper Extremity
Gases
Silicones