Percutaneous Tracheostomy

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Fig. 34.1 Percutaneous tracheostomy team Fig. 34.2 Equipment needed Fig. 34.3 Cricoid cartilage and sternal notch Fig. 34.4 Sterile preparation Fig. 34.5 Sterile drape Fig. 34.6 One percent lidocaine with…

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Foreign Bodies in the Airway: Endoscopic Methods

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Fig. 36.1 Peanut identified in the left mainstem bronchus Inorganic Inorganic material can further be divided into metallic and plastic materials. Metallic foreign bodies that are often implicated include different…

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Benign Airways Stenosis

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Fig. 12.1 Postracheostomy tracheal stenosis Percutaneous tracheostomy is a procedure that is increasingly indicated in the critically ill patient, and it is associated to the development of tracheal stenosis as…

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Rigid Bronchoscopy

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Fig. 4.1 Dr. JF Dumon Fig. 4.2 Dumon’s rigid bronchoscope The head of the rigid bronchoscope can be adapted to the desired tube, according to the different needs (Figs. 4.3…

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Electromagnetic Navigation: A Review

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Fig. 17.1 Electromagnetic location board placed at the cephalic end of the bronchoscopy table A retractable microsensor probe is mounted on the tip of a flexible cable locatable guide (LG)…

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Hemoptysis, Endoscopic Management

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Inflammatory diseases: bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis Neoplasms: bronchogenic carcinoma, carcinoid tumor, endobronchial metastases Bronchovascular fistula: thoracic aortic aneurysms Foreign bodies, trauma Dieulafoy disease of the bronchi (presence of an abnormal…

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Tracheobronchial Anatomy

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Fig. 1.1 Anterior view of the dissected trachea. Note the tracheal bifurcation angle of 60°, (1) anterior view: trachea and tracheal cartilage. (2) Tracheobronchial bifurcation. (3) Membranous pars or tracheal…

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