Ventilatory catheter-assisted airway stenting under local anesthesia for patients with malignant airway stenosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1201.2014.11.012
- VernacularTitle:局部麻醉和通气导管辅助下气管支架置入术治疗恶性气管狭窄
- Author:
Ning WEI
;
Yufei FU
;
Hao XU
;
Maoheng ZU
;
Wenlang WANG
;
Jinchang XIAO
;
Xun WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tracheal stenosis;
Anesthesia,local;
Stents
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiology
2014;48(11):930-933
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To discuss the ventilatory catheter-assisted airway stenting under local anesthesia for airway stenosis.Methods From May 2008 to January 2013,25 consecutive patients with airway stenosis underwent the treatment of ventilatory catheter-assisted airway stenting under local anesthesia.The dyspnea score was grade Ⅱ in 3 patients,grade Ⅲ in 18 patients and grade Ⅳ in 4 patients.During the treatment,a 4 F VER catheter was placed into one of the main bronchi as a ventilatory catheter for oxygen supply in advance,the oxygen flow was set at 2 to 4 L/rmin according to the patients' condition,then the airway stenting was performed,after release of the stent,the ventilatory catheter was removed smoothly.Data on technical success,clinical outcome and follow-up were collected and analyzed respectively.The paired t test was performed to compare variables before and after tracheal stenting.Results Ventilatory catheter-assisted airway stenting under local anesthesia was technically successful in all patients.A total of 25 stents were placed in 25 patients.The stents included I-shaped stents (n=19) and Y-shaped stents (n=6).After the oxygen supply,the patients' SaO2 was increased to 94% to 97% rapidly.When the stent introducer sheaths were passing through the stenotic site,the SaO2 could be maintained at 92% to 97%.The improvement of the respiratory difficulty was achieved in 100% of our patients.The hypoxia symptom was relieved immediately after stents placement,the dyspnea score decreased to grade 0 in 2 patients,to grade Ⅰ in 19 patients and to grade Ⅱ in 4 patients.Respiratory rate and SaO2 improved from (30.0±2.1) times/min and (6.0±3.8)% before stenting to (19.7±1.6) times/min (t=23.33,P<0.01) and (93.0± 1.7)% (t=23.50,P<0.01) after stenting,respectively.Through the follow-up,3 patients suffered the stent-related complications after discharge,the complications included re-stenosis (n=2) and fracture(n=1).Conclusion Ventilatory catheter-assisted airway stenting under local anesthesia can be an effective,simple and safe method for airway stenosis.