Articles: intubation.
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J Cardiothorac Anesth · Dec 1988
Right upper lobe obstruction with right-sided double-lumen endobronchial tubes: a comparison of two tube types.
Twenty-nine patients undergoing left thoracotomy consecutively were intubated with right-sided double-lumen endotracheal tubes in the conventional "blind" fashion. The first 20 received Leyland red-rubber double-lumen tubes, and the subsequent nine received Mallinckrodt polyvinylchloride double-lumen tubes. The patency of the right upper lobe bronchial orifice was then assessed by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Right upper lobe obstruction occurred in 89% of the polyvinylchloride tube intubations and in 10% of the red-rubber tube intubations.
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J Cardiothorac Anesth · Dec 1988
Editorial CommentImproving the design and function of double-lumen tubes.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 1988
A new infant ventilator for normal and high-frequency ventilation: influence of tracheal tube on distal airway pressure during high-frequency ventilation.
A new infant ventilator for both normal and high-frequency ventilation is described. High pressure gas delivered via a jet in the breathing limb of a T-piece, in which there are no valves, drives respiratory fresh gas (RFG), supplied to the tracheal tube from any low pressure source, into the lungs. ⋯ In this open valveless breathing system, desynchronized spontaneous and artificial ventilation occurred quietly without any marked variation in the airway pressures. This preliminary study on a new pneumatic system shows its potential for simplifying and improving infant ventilation.