Pro: The New Bronchial Blockers Are Preferable to Double-Lumen Tubes for Lung Isolation

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 920-924

  Cohen, Edmond ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

difficult airways; double lumen tubes; endobronchial blockers; one lung ventilation

Indexed keywords

9F ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER; ARNDT BLOCKER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHEN BLOCKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPERATION DURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SEPSIS; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIBLOCKER; UNIVENT TUBE;

EID: 56349102366     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.09.002     Document Type: Note

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