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Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan · Mar 2004
Case ReportsApplication of wire-guided endobronchial blocker for one-lung ventilation in patient with tracheostomy--a case report.
- Hung-Pin Liu, Chi-Lun Yu, Angie C Ho, Chi-Hou Chung, Chian-Lang Hong, Ming-Wen Yang, and Hsiang-Ning Luk.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan, R.O.C. liuhp@adm.cgmh.org.tw
- Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2004 Mar 1; 42 (1): 41-4.
AbstractOne-lung ventilation (OLV) with a double-lumen endotracheal tube or Univent may be achieved difficulty in morbidly obese, mouth opening-limited or critically ill patients. Now, a new fiberoptically directed wire-guided endobronchial blocker (WEB) can be applied for these conditions. We report the use of a new endobronchial blocker in a pharyngeal cancer patient after pharyngectomy. The original 10# Shiley endotracheal tube was exchanged with reinforced cuffed tracheal tube. Then we use the WEB to achieve OLV. The WEB was guided by a loop, and through the appropriate position of left main bronchus by pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscope. Finally, OLV was accomplished smoothly with combination of a non-kinking endotracheal tube and a WEB.
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