ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBE RESISTANCES

Comparison of the resistances of double-lumen endobronchial tubes.

The resistance of commonly-used double-lumen endobronchial tubes were measured and a detailed comparison made. Robertshaw tubes were generally found to have a lower resistance than either the Carlens or the White tubes of equivalent size, but this was not so in every case. The White tubes had a disproportionately high resistance associated with the upper lobe orifice when compared with the resi...

A new endobronchial tube for broncho-pleural fistula repair.

IN anaesthesia for the surgery of pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchial blocking appears to be the exceptional rather than the usual procedure. This is, no doubt, largely due to the much improved preoperative treatment nowadays of patients with sputum. Moreover, there has not yet been published by those who practise bronchial blocking a convincing series to show that their cases have a lower collap...

One-lung ventilation via tracheostomy and left endobronchial microlaryngeal tube.

Blind endobronchial insertion of a movable bronchial blocker attached to an endotracheal tube, Univent tube.

The endotracheal tube with a movable bronchial blocker, Univent tube, used to effect one-lung ventilation is easy to use in endotracheal intubation. However, problems are often encountered when inserting the blocker into the bronchus. We herein describe a method which enables the easy blind insertion of the blocker into the left or right bronchus. The techniques of inserting the blocker into th...

Giant Endobronchial Inflammatory Polyp

Inflammatory endobronchial polyp is a rare disease mostly encountered in asthmatic patients. Chronic airway and foreign material irritation or thermal injury may result in the formation of granulated tissues and become polypoid mass. Herein, we describe a 52-year-old man with severe respiratory distress and infection with 35 years history of smoking. He had an obstructive pattern in his pulmona...