Maintenance of balance between airway pressure and intracranial pressure in a patient with tracheal stenosis undergoing craniotomy: a case report

YILDIRIM GÜÇLÜ Ç., Meco B. C., Karamustafa M., Kecik Y.

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, vol.67, no.1, pp.92-94, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjane.2014.07.006
  • Journal Name: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.92-94
  • Keywords: Craniotomy, Tracheal stenosis, Intracranial pressure, RISK-FACTORS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: Tracheal stenosis is a rare but a life-threatening condition and anesthesia of a patient with tracheal stenosis is challenging for anesthesiologists. Maintaining stable hemodynamics and ventilation parameters are important issues in neuroanesthesia. Any increase in airway peak pressure and ETCO2 will result in increase in intracranial pressure which must be avoided during craniotomies. Tracheal stenosis could be a reason for increased airway pressure.