Abstract
Functional separation of the lungs may be accomplished by several methods. Patient with restricted mouth opening has limited options for one-lung ventilation. We report the use of wire-guided endobronchial blockade, a new tool for achieving one-lung ventilation in a patient with restricted mouth opening requiring nasotracheal, fiberoptic intubation for esophagectomy and reconstruction with gastric tube substitution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 174-175 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 07 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- One-lung ventilation
- Restricted mouth opening
- Wire-guided endobronchial blockade