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The single-connector technique for initial placement of double-lumen tubes.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2004 October
Due to the presence of major lung or extra-pulmonary pathology, which may be unilateral or bilateral, the initial placement of a double-lumen tube is not always straightforward. Although fibreoptic bronchoscopy is often used to confirm "correct" placement, a "blind" technique is frequently used for the initial insertion. The currently widely taught blind technique involves tracheal cuff inflation and ventilation of both lungs as a first manoeuvre, with a subsequent assessment of single-lung ventilation by clamping off in turn, the two limbs of the double-lumen tube double-connector: An alternative approach involves the bronchial cuff being inflated first, and then using a single-connector to transfer ventilation from one lung to the other. In this paper this technique is described and compared to the more traditional method. On a purely "number of steps" basis, the single-connector approach has several advantages. Furthermore, use of a technique that involves bronchial cuff inflation and single-lung ventilation as a first manoeuvre may reduce the risk of a temporarily malplaced double-lumen tube creating a potentially harmful ball-valve effect in a partially obstructed lobe or lung.
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