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The Use of a Bronchial Blocker To Rescue an Ill-Fitting Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube

2000; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 91; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00000539-200012000-00011

1526-7598

Mauricio Nino, Simon C. Body, Philip M. Hartigan,

Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints

Implications 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.