Double-Lumen Endobronchial Tubes

Lung Isolation, Bronchoscopic Placement and the Emergency Blind Technique Introduction One-lung ventilation is fundamental to modern thoracic anaesthesia. By separating the two lungs, the anaesthetic team can ventilate one lung while allowing the other to collapse, giving the surgeon access to structures that would otherwise remain obscured by an inflated lung. The double-lumen endobronchial tube, … Continue reading Double-Lumen Endobronchial Tubes