Author(s)

Akshay Chauhan^1*, Satish Kumar Aggarwal^2,3, Vishnu Dutt⁴, Saket Agarwal¹, M. A. Geelani¹

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
³Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
⁴Department of Anaesthesia, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Airway management during tracheal surgery is always challenging for the anaesthesia team. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is generally not required during tracheal surgery on the cervical trachea. However, for tracheal surgeries CPB may be advantageous and give the surgeon more freedom to work. We report three cases of post-intubation tracheal stenosis successfully managed with tracheal resection and reconstruction performed under cardiopulmonary bypass.

Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Tracheal Stenosis

Chauhan, A. , Aggarwal, S. , Dutt, V. , Agarwal, S. and Geelani, M. (2018) Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Tracheal Resection and Repair—A Safe Alternative. World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 8, 197-203. doi: 10.4236/wjcs.2018.811019.