Journal article
Applications for bronchial blockers in thoracic surgery
Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación, Vol.54(9), pp.547-555
11/2007
PMID: 18085108
Abstract
One-lung ventilation is commonly used to facilitate visualization of the field during thoracic surgery. New devices for performing this technique that have become available over the past 2 decades include the Univent bronchial blocker incorporated in a single-lumen tube, the Arndt endobronchial blocker, and the Cohen endobronchial blocker. Although insertion of a double-lumen tube is still the method used most often to isolate the lung, bronchial blockade is an increasingly common technique and, in certain clinical settings, provides advantages over the double-lumen tube. This review provides an update on new concepts in the use of bronchial blockers as a technique for lung isolation and one-lung ventilation. The literature search was performed on MEDLINE through PubMed using the keywords bronchial blockers and thoracic surgery. The search span started with 1982-the year the first modern bronchial blocker was described - and ended with February 2006.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Applications for bronchial blockers in thoracic surgery
- Creators
- R García-Guasch - Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. gguasch.germanstrias@gencat.netJ H CamposM GranellJ J Peña
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación, Vol.54(9), pp.547-555
- Publisher
- Spain
- PMID
- 18085108
- ISSN
- 0034-9356
- eISSN
- 2340-3284
- Alternative title
- Aplicaciones de los bloqueadores bronquiales en cirugía torácica
- Language
- Spanish
- Date published
- 11/2007
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984007297802771
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