Right upper lobe tracheal bronchus: Anesthetic challenge in one-lung ventilated patients - A report of three cases

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 448-450

  Lee, Dong Kyu ^a   Kim, Young Min ^a   Kim, Hee Zoo ^a   Lim, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchial blocker; Double lumen tube; One lung ventilation; Tracheal bronchus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPE; HUMAN; MALE; ONE LUNG VENTILATION; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TRACHEAL BRONCHUS;

EID: 84878439654     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2013.64.5.448     Document Type: Article

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