Update on tracheobronchial anatomy and flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in thoracic anesthesia

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-10

  Campos, Javier H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial blockers; Double lumen endotracheal tubes; Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Tracheobronchial anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHUS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY; TRACHEA;

ANESTHESIA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OPTICAL FIBERS; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEA;

EID: 62249192793     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32831a43ab     Document Type: Review

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