The use of a bronchial blocker to rescue an ill-fitting double-lumen endotracheal tube.

Nino, M; Body, S C; Hartigan, P M · Anesth Analg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Using certain specialized endotracheal tubes designed to allow single-lung ventilation for certain thoracic surgical procedures may be fraught with technical difficulties owing to common anatomic anomalies. This case report describes a simple solution for an ill-fitting right double-lumen endotracheal tube using a balloon-tipped catheter.

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