Use of Plastic Rod/Sleeve Combination to Facilitate Double- to Single-Lumen. Tracheal Tube Exchange in Patients with Difficult Glottic Visualization

Extubation aid in double lumen tube exchange in difficult airway cases operated for thoracic surgeries

“…It is a common practice that DLT is exchanged with conventional endotracheal tube (ETT) before transferring the patient out of the operating room. [1–3] The exchange of the tracheal tube requires a fiberscope, which is not available in many operation theaters in developing countries.…”