Case Report
The Use of Oxygen/Air Blender during Transoral Laser Microsurgery with Supraglottic Manual Jet Ventilation: A Safe Approach
Table 1
Preoperative data and operative data.
| Patient | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| Preoperative data | Age (y) | 50 | 63 | 24 | Gender | F | M | F | Diagnosis | Subglottic stenosis | Subglottic stenosis Polypoid corditis | Subglottic stenosis | Etiology | Prolonged intubation | Prolonged intubation Post-tracheostomy | Idiopathic |
| Operative data | Surgical interventions | MDL with KTP laser radial cuts, balloon dilation, and steroid injection | MDL with KTP laser radial cuts, balloon dilation, and steroid injection | MDL with CO2 laser radial cuts, balloon dilation, and steroid injection | Laser setting | KTP continuous mode 10 W | KTP continuous mode 5 W (stenosis) and 2 W (VFs ablation) | CO2 continuous mode 5 W | Complications† | Intubation | Intubation | None |
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CO2, carbon dioxide; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen concentration; KTP, potassium-titanyl-phosphate; MDL, microdirect laryngoscopy; VFs, vocal folds. †Major intraoperative complications assess included unplanned intubation and airway fire or ignition.
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