The effect of gel lubrication on cuff leakage of double lumen tubes during thoracic surgery

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-137

  Sanjay, P S ^a   Miller, S A ^a   Corry, P R ^a   Russell, G N ^a   Pennefather, Stephen H ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; DYE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION; LUBRICATION; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BRONCHOSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUBRICATION; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33644805641     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04440.x     Document Type: Article

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