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Navigating Airway Management in Post-tracheostomy Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: One-lung ventilation (OLV) is an essential technique in thoracic anesthesia to isolate lungs and provide optimum operating conditions. Different techniques have been described in the literature to achieve adequate surgical exposure. However, in anatomically altered upper airways, such as in post-laryngectomy patients, airway management remains challenging. Here, we report a case where OLV was successfully accomplished utilizing a double-lumen tube following a total laryngectomy and a comprehensive literature review of achieving OLV in patients with tracheostomy/laryngectomy. Informed consent was obtained from the patient, permitting the publication of this case report along with all associated clinical images and data.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.92996

Authors: Basma Andrabi, Syeda Mariam Zehra Naqvi, Saad Ur Rehman

Institution: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414419665