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  • Title: Wire-guided endobronchial blockade in a patient with a limited mouth opening.
    Author: Arndt GA, Buchika S, Kranner PW, DeLessio ST.
    Journal: Can J Anaesth; 1999 Jan; 46(1):87-9. PubMed ID: 10078410.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: We report the use of wire-guided endobronchial blockade, a new method of achieving one-lung ventilation, in a patient requiring awake, nasal, fibreoptic intubation for resection of a lung carcinoma. CLINICAL REPORT: A 43-yr-old woman with limited mouth opening, from severe TMJ dysfunction, required a right thoracotomy for right upper lobe wedge resection. One-lung ventilation was accomplished using a new type of wire-guided endobronchial blocker. The device was placed coaxially through the endotracheal tube using a pediatric bronchoscope through a special bronchoscopy port. CONCLUSION: Effective one-lung ventilation was achieved using this system. The system may prove advantageous in clinical situations where placement of double lumen endotracheal tubes or Univent tubes is technically impractical or impossible.
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