Tracheal laceration during intubation of a double-lumen tube and intraoperative fiberoptic bronchoscopic evaluation through an LMA in the lateral position -A case report-

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 285-289

  Kim, Joohee ^a   Lim, Taewan ^a   Bahk, Jae Hyon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fiberoptic bronchoscope; Intubation; Laceration; LMA; Trachea

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSITION; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTUBATION; LOBECTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEA LACERATION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 79955950666     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2011.60.4.285     Document Type: Article

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