The Kurume medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A Randomized Trial of Respiratory Status during Airway Stenting under General Anesthesia Spontaneous Respiration vs. Controlled Ventilation with Muscle Relaxants.
Airway stenting is a procedure in which a stent is inserted into a stenotic site in the airway. However, the optimal ventilation for airway stenting remains controversial. We have planned a randomized, unblinded controlled study to compare intraoperative respiratory status by dividing patients, who underwent airway stenting, into spontaneous respiration (SP) and controlled ventilation with muscle relaxants (MR) groups. ⋯ Currently, there is no evidence of anesthetic methods affecting airway stenting. Some studies have claimed that muscle relaxants worsen airway stenosis, while others have reported stable anesthetic management of controlled ventilation with muscle relaxants in airway stenting. This study may aid in clarifying anesthetic methods for airway stenting.