Marco Rispoli, Moana Rossella Nespoli, Maurizio Ferrara, Giulio Luca Rosboch, Leah Bumgarner Templeton, Thomas Wesley Templeton, Domenico Massullo, Silvia Fiorelli, Manuel Granell Gil, Cecilia Coccia, Federico Piccioni
The EZ-Blocker (EZB) is a "Y-shaped," semirigid endobronchial blocker used for lung isolation and one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery. Like many medical tools, initial efforts to use this endobronchial blocker may prove challenging for the uninitiated. However, some tips and tricks can be applied fairly rapidly to aid the clinician in properly placing the device, and, furthermore, may help the clinician get the most out of this innovative device. This article focuses on some of the technical aspects of its placement that the authors have developed over time...
October 2023: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia