[Problem in indication and artificial ventilation during segmental resection of the trachea (author's transl)]

Based on clinical experience and lung function data (bronchial resistance and inspiratory and expiratory FEV1) obtained in experiments with stenosis in the front of the mouth, bronchial resistance and inspiratory and expiratory FEV1 should first be determined. Resection of tracheal stenosis is indicated at a bronchial resistance of more than 5 cm H2O/1/s. This corresponds to a stenosis diameter of less than 8 mm. In the case of carinal resection, one lung can be ventilated by artifical respiration for a short time only. The data obtained during resection confirm the well-known requirement of clamping the opposite pulmonary artery.