Optimal depth of insertion of left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tubes cannot be predicted from body height in below average-sized adult patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-44

  Yasumoto, M ^a   Higa, K ^a   Nitahara, K ^a   Shono, S ^a   Hamada, T ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Body height; Intubation intratracheal, endobronchial intubation, insertion technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY HEIGHT; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 29844453633     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 02650215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505001742     Document Type: Article

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