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Case Reports
. 2000 Dec;91(6):1370-1, TOC.
doi: 10.1097/00000539-200012000-00011.

The use of a bronchial blocker to rescue an ill-fitting double-lumen endotracheal tube

M Nino  1 , S C Body, P M Hartigan
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Case Reports

The use of a bronchial blocker to rescue an ill-fitting double-lumen endotracheal tube

M Nino et al. Anesth Analg. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

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.

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