Unconventional delivery of inhaled nitric oxide during endoscopic laryngeal tracheal reconstruction in a child with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A case report

Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Nov;29(11):1146-1147. doi: 10.1111/pan.13732. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

Abstract

Endoscopic laryngeal tracheal reconstruction was performed on a child with glottic stenosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The surgical repair was performed while delivering inhaled nitric oxide via the ventilating port of a suspension laryngoscope with the patient maintaining spontaneous respirations. The surgery was accomplished without complications.

Keywords: airway management; laryngoscopy; nitric oxide; otolaryngology; pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Laryngoscopes
  • Male
  • Nitric Oxide / administration & dosage*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / surgery*
  • Trachea / surgery*

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide