Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The presence of a tracheal bronchus, which is often incidentally discovered, complicates endotracheal intubation and lung isolation during thoracic surgery. Prior reports of successful right-sided lung isolation in the presence of tracheal bronchus required utilization of a double lumen tube. Although right-sided lung isolation was required in our case, due to other patient factors, it was determined that a double lumen tube of a suitable size would be unlikely to be placed safely and successfully. We describe the successful use of a Rüsch EZ-Blocker bronchial blocker in obtaining right-sided isolation in a patient with a difficult airway and tracheal bronchus.
Institution: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4313908164