Anaesthesia for airway stenting.

The article reports that intrathoracic airway obstructions behave differently to extrathoracic obstructions on inspiration and expiration. Topics include variety of approaches to the anaesthetic management of airway stenting are described, but communication and teamwork with the surgeon are paramount; and subsequent anaesthesia with a stent in situ either avoid tracheal intubation or use fibreoptic guidance.