• R García-Guasch, J H Campos, M Granell, and J J Peña.
• Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. gguasch.germanstrias@gencat.net
• Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2007 Nov 1; 54 (9): 547-55.

AbstractOne-lung ventilation is commonly used to facilitate visualization of the field during thoracic surgery. New devices for performing this technique that have become available over the past 2 decades include the Univent bronchial blocker incorporated in a single-lumen tube, the Arndt endobronchial blocker, and the Cohen endobronchial blocker. Although insertion of a double-lumen tube is still the method used most often to isolate the lung, bronchial blockade is an increasingly common technique and, in certain clinical settings, provides advantages over the double-lumen tube. This review provides an update on new concepts in the use of bronchial blockers as a technique for lung isolation and one-lung ventilation. The literature search was performed on MEDLINE through PubMed using the keywords bronchial blockers and thoracic surgery. The search span started with 1982-the year the first modern bronchial blocker was described - and ended with February 2006.

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