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. 2022 Oct;66(Suppl 6):S328-S332.
doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_318_22. Epub 2022 Oct 12.

An algorithm for difficult double lumen tube placement and troubleshooting a malpositioned double lumen tube harnessing A, B, Cs of lung isolation

Shagun Bhatia Shah  1 , Rajiv Chawla  1 , Uma Hariharan  2 , Seema Shukla  1
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An algorithm for difficult double lumen tube placement and troubleshooting a malpositioned double lumen tube harnessing A, B, Cs of lung isolation

Shagun Bhatia Shah et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2022 Oct.
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Figure 1
Algorithm for managing difficult DLT placement for one-lung ventilation. (BB = Bronchial blocker; DLT = Double lumen tube; FOB = Fibreoptic bronchoscope; LT = Left; RT = Right; SLT = Single lumen tube; BP=Bronchopleural)
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