Anesthesia for Tracheal Stenosis in a Heart Transplant Patient: A Case Report

Tracheal stenosis after intubation is an important clinical condition. It is occured approximately 5% -20% in patients with intubation and tracheostomy. In patients undergoing heart transplantation, tracheal stenosis may develop due to prolonged intubation in the pre and post-transplant period. In this study, the patient who had a history of intubation for 2 weeks before heart transplantation, had tracheal resection and anastomosis due to the development of tracheal stenosis, and the patient's anesthesia experience is presented.

Kalp Transplantlý Hastada Trakeal Darlýk Ýçin Anestezi Uygulamasý: Olgu sunumu

Entübasyon sonrasý trakeal stenoz önemli bir klinik durumdur. Entübe ve trakeostomize hastalarýn yaklaþýk %5-%20’sinde görüldüðü tahmin edilmektedir. Kalp transplantasyonu uygulanan hastalarda nakil öncesi ve sonrasý dönemde, uzun sure entübe kalmaya baðlý olarak trakeal stenoz gelisebilir. Bu çalýþmada, kalp nakli öncesi 2 hafta süreyle entübe kalma hikayesi olan, trakeal darlýk geliþmesi nedeniyle trakeal rezeksiyon ve anastomoz uygulanan hastada, anestezi deneyimi sunulmuþtur.