Dual end-tidal CO2 monitoring and double-lumen tubes

End-tidal CO2 monitoring during anesthesia.

Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tubes

Airway rupture from double-lumen tubes.

A DOUBLE-CUFFED double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) was used for the first time during thoracic surgery almost 50 years ago to isolate and selectively ventilate the lungs. The benefits of DLTs in terms of improved surgical exposure mad their ability to isolate and protect the lungs during thoracic operations are now widely recognized. Although DLTs are safe and easy to use, complications occu...

Comparison of ventilator-integrated end-tidal CO2 and transcutaneous CO2 monitoring in home-ventilated neuromuscular patients.

BACKGROUND Non-invasive transcutaneous capnometry (TcCO2) is used to assess the home ventilation's efficiency. Recently, end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) sensors have been integrated in life-support home ventilators. The purpose of this study was to compare the ventilator-integrated ETCO2 with TcCO2, in home-ventilated neuromuscular disease patients. METHODS ETCO2 and TcCO2 were simultaneously measured ...

Tracheal diameter predicts double-lumen tube size: a method for selecting left double-lumen tubes.

T here are no objective criteria for selecting the size of a double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) (1). An inappropriately sized DLT can cause airway trauma and interfere with oxygenation and lung separation during one-lung ventilation. The goal of this study was to determine if measurement of tracheal diameter from the preoperative chest radiograph can be used to predict which size DLT to choo...