Use of transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) to facilitate the management of subglottic stenosis in pregnancy

摘要

Subglottic stenosis is a rare condition. Diagnosis is often delayed as symptoms are attributed to other causes, such as asthma. This problem may be compounded in pregnancy when dyspnoea may be attributed to normal physiological changes. In respiratory compromise, surgical intervention may be required and airway management is challenging as endotracheal intubation may be traumatic or, in severe cases, impossible.