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  • Title: Alternation of one-lung and two-lung ventilations with the same single-lumen endobronchial tube during thoracoscopic surgery--a case report.
    Author: Lin WT, Cheng KC, Liu HP, Hsieh JR, Hong CL, Wu RS, Tan PP.
    Journal: Acta Anaesthesiol Sin; 1998 Dec; 36(4):229-33. PubMed ID: 10399519.
    Abstract:
    One-lung ventilation is sometimes necessary for procedures performed through thoracotomy. Single lumen endobronchial tube has been used purposefully for one lung ventilation since 1931. However, there are no reports on intra-operative alternation of one-lung and two-lung ventilations through the same single lumen endobronchial tube as it can only provide unilateral lung ventilation. We present a case in whom a tube exchanger was used to readjust tube position so as to provide alternation of one-lung and two-lung ventilations in a thoracoscopic procedure.
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