[The use of the jet ventilation technic in surgical interventions on the trachea]

Based on our own experiences and on comparisons with the literature, we demonstrated the possibilities and problems of jet ventilation technique during surgical interventions at the trachea. This method has been applied 28 times and in two cases surgical manipulations caused complications in the form of bronchial bleedings, with the occurrence of hypoventilation in one case. Due to the essentially improved prerequisites for the surgeon and optimal ventilation, the procedure of jet ventilation presents a true enrichment of the anaesthesiological repertoire, provided the indications are well established and the cooperation between surgeon and anaesthetist is good. On the other hand, however, owing to insufficiencies in the adequate monitoring if this form of ventilation, a comparably higher risk for the patient has to be taken into account.