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SUBMITTER: El-Tahan MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4799618 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saudi journal of anaesthesia 20160401 2
The advances in thoracic procedures require optimum lung separation to provide adequate room for surgical access. This can be achieved using either a double-lumen tube (DLT) or a bronchial blocker (BB). Most thoracic anesthesiologists prefer the use of DLT. However, lung separation in patients with potential difficult airway can be achieved using either BB through a single lumen tube or placement of a DLT over a tube exchanger or a fiberoptic bronchoscope. Numerous videolaryngoscopes (VL) have b ...[more]