The Use of a Novel Endotracheal Tube and Airway Management System to Prevent Complications in Lung Transplantation

Vivian Hernandez-Torres; Robert Ratzlaff; Mathew Thomas; Tathagat Narula; Archer K Martin

doi:10.7759/cureus.5170

The Use of a Novel Endotracheal Tube and Airway Management System to Prevent Complications in Lung Transplantation

Cureus. 2019 Jul 18;11(7):e5170. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5170.

Authors

Vivian Hernandez-Torres¹, Robert Ratzlaff², Mathew Thomas³, Tathagat Narula⁴, Archer K Martin⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
² Department of Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
⁴ Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
⁵ Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.

Abstract

A key component of the perioperative management of lung transplant recipients is the avoidance of airway and pulmonary complications in the immediate postoperative period. The AnapnoGuard™ AG100s (Hospitech Respiration Ltd, Kfar Saba, Israel), a novel endotracheal tube and ventilation management system, holds the potential to assist the care team in attenuating complications related to excessive cuff pressure, subglottic secretions, and endobronchial intubation. In this report, we describe the successful use of the AnapnoGuard™ AG100s system in the postoperative management of a lung transplant recipient.

Keywords: lung transplantation; mechanical ventilation; perioperative management; transplantation complications.

Publication types

Case Reports