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The clinical use of right-sided double-lumen tubes.
Right-sided double-lumen tubes (DLTs) have a bad reputation. Many experts in the field of thoracic anesthesia regard them as being difficult to position, having a small margin of safety for correct placement, and being prone to intraoperative malpositioning. However, in a randomized prospective study, Campos et al. compared the use of right vs left DLTs in two groups of 20 patients having left ...
متن کاملLeft mainstem bronchus rupture due to a left-sided double lumen tube.
Double lumen tubes (DLT) are a cornerstone in thoracic anaesthesia to achieve onelung ventilation. Due to the shape and size of these devices, airway injuries might occur. The reported incidence of tracheobronchial ruptures caused by a DLT is very low (0.005% for single-lumen tubes and 0.05% for double-lumen intubations), but the outcome can be life-threatening (1, 2). In the past, treatment of...
متن کاملIn reply. Safe and effective positioning of a left-sided double-lumen tube.
To the Editor, As discussed in our paper, positioning the VivaSight DLT 34 sec faster than positioning a conventional doublelumen tube is of marginal clinical importance. Then again, faster insertion is consistent with the fact that the tube is easy to use. Furthermore, the ability to obtain immediate assurance of at least an approximately correct position with the VivaSight camera likely facil...
متن کاملSelection of an Appropriate Left-sided Double-lumen Tube Size for One-lung Ventilation among Asians
CONTEXT Selecting an appropriate size double-lumen tube (DLT) for one-lung ventilation has always been a challenge as most choose it based on experience or using the existing guidelines based on gender and height. AIMS The aim of this study was to determine if the appropriate choice of this tube could be based on the patients' height, weight, tracheal diameter (TD), or the left main stem bron...
متن کاملThe height-based formula for prediction of left-sided double-lumen tracheal tube depth.
In the commonly used double-lumen tube (DLT) intubation procedure, the tip of a DLT is inserted into the mainstem bronchus in a blind fashion, followed by determination of precise DLT position by a fiberoptic bronchoscope. Several studies have suggested that insertion depth for a left-sided DLT is correlated with physical factors including height and neck length.1-3 However, there are no widely...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/32.5.230