A modified technique to improve the outcome of intubation with a left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube
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A modified technique to improve the outcome of intubation with a left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube
BACKGROUND The use of a video-assisted laryngoscope (VL) has been shown to reduce the time to achieve intubation with a double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT). As the blade of the VL is curved differently to a standard laryngoscope, the DLT must be angled into a hockey stick shape to fit properly. We conducted a study to establish which direction of angulation was best to facilitate correct posi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Anesthesiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2253
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-14-72