Choosing a Lung Isolation Device for Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized Trial of Three Bronchial Blockers Versus Double-Lumen Tubes

Narayanaswamy, Manu; McRae, Karen; Slinger, Peter; Dugas, Geoffrey; W. Kanellakos, George; Roscoe, Andy; Lacroix, Mélanie

doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e3181999339

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Choosing a Lung Isolation Device for Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized Trial of Three Bronchial Blockers Versus Double-Lumen Tubes

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia • Apr 1, 2009

Authors:

Manu Narayanaswamy

Karen McRae

Peter Slinger

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the best technique for lung isolation for thoracic surgery. In this study, we compared the clinical performance of three bronchial blockers (BBs) available in North America with left-sided double-lumen tubes (DLTs) for lung isolation in patients undergoing left-s...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiothoracic surgery

Isolation (microbiology)

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