Videolaryngoscopes for placement of double lumen tubes: Is it time to say goodbye to direct view?
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...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2016;volume=10;issue=2;spage=218;epage=227;aulast=El-Tahan |