• Anaesthesia · Aug 1988

    Evaluation of a new tracheal tube with a movable bronchus blocker.

    • R G MacGillivray.
    • Department of Anaesthetics, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
    • Anaesthesia. 1988 Aug 1;43(8):687-9.

    AbstractA new tracheal tube which incorporates a movable bronchus blocker (the Univent tube), was evaluated in eight patients who underwent thoracic surgery. Difficulties encountered with accurate placement suggest that routine use should be made of a fibreoptic bronchoscope to confirm the position of the blocker.

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