Prolonged intubation with a polyvinylchloride double-lumen endobronchial tube

Merlone, Steven C.; Shulman, Matisyahu; Allen, Margaret D.; Mark, James B.D.

doi:10.1016/0888-6296(87)90044-5

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“…5). A DLT can be used in the critical care setting for selective OLV 85 or for two-lung ventilation (TLV), if exchange to a TT is considered too risky. The bronchial cuff can be deflated to allow TLV, or both cuffs can be deflated and the tip of the DLT withdrawn above the carina.…”

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Lung separation and the difficult airway

Brodsky

2009

British Journal of Anaesthesia

115

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Selective collapse of a lung and one-lung ventilation (OLV) is now performed for most thoracic surgical procedures. Modern double-lumen endobronchial tubes and bronchial blockers have made lung separation safe and relatively easy to achieve. However, OLV in the patient with a 'difficult airway' can present a challenge to the anaesthesiologist. This review considers the different techniques used to achieve lung separation and their application to the patient with a difficult airway.

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confidence: 99%