TY - JOUR AU - Hillel, A.T. AB - 286 Correspondence High-flow oxygen, a primary oxygenation technique for endolaryngeal airway surgery: Our experience with 10 patients † † † † Samad, I.,* Phelps, M., Pandian, V.,* Best, S.R.A.,* Akst, L.M.,* Jaberi, M., Stonemetz, J. & Hillel, A.T.* *Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, USA Accepted for publication 24 June 2015 Dear Editor, such surgeries, we observed oxygen saturation, carbon Endoscopic laryngeal airway surgeries are often challenging dioxide levels and procedure duration. The purpose of this owing to difficult exposure and a narrow operative field. article was to introduce high-flow oxygen as a primary They are further complicated by the need to ventilate oxygenation technique for endolaryngeal airway surgery. through the surgical field, as placement of an endotracheal tube or jet ventilation catheter can potentially limit the Materials and methods surgical view. Methods of ventilation for such surgeries include endotracheal tube ventilation, subglottic and supra- Ethical considerations 1–3 glottic jet ventilation, or spontaneous ventilation. Each method has a potential impact on oxygenation, operative This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board visualisation, procedure length and carries operative risks. of the Johns Hopkins University School of TI - High‐flow oxygen, a primary oxygenation technique for endolaryngeal airway surgery: Our experience with 10 patients JF - Clinical Otolaryngology DO - 10.1111/coa.12497 DA - 2016-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/high-flow-oxygen-a-primary-oxygenation-technique-for-endolaryngeal-znXSznOlgf SP - 286 EP - 289 VL - 41 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -