Supplemental jet ventilation in conscious patients following major oesophageal surgery.

摘要: Intensive care unit patients are at particular risk of respiratory failure after major abdominal surgery. Non-invasive ventilation or application continuous positive airway pressure through a face mask may stabilise function and avoid the need for endotracheal re-intubation. However, there various contraindications to non-invasive and/or tracheal re-intubation, such as recent oesophageal anastomosis, anastomotic leakage stenting tracheo-oesophageal fistula. A specific management strategy consisting intratracheal jet support spontaneous is described in two with