Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement

Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement

Tracheobronchial disruption is an uncommon but severe complication of double lumen endotracheal tube placement. The physical properties of a double lumen tube (large external diameter and length) make tracheobronchial injury more common than that associated with smaller single lumen endotracheal tu...

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Main Authors: William R. Hartman, Michael Brown, James Hannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/524348
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spelling doaj-6d53a704ca114c128724031e657cc1352020-11-24T20:42:03ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902013-01-01201310.1155/2013/524348524348Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube PlacementWilliam R. Hartman0Michael Brown1James Hannon2Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USATracheobronchial disruption is an uncommon but severe complication of double lumen endotracheal tube placement. The physical properties of a double lumen tube (large external diameter and length) make tracheobronchial injury more common than that associated with smaller single lumen endotracheal tubes. Here we present the case of an iatrogenic left main bronchus injury caused by placement of a double lumen tube in an otherwise unremarkable airway.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/524348
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author William R. Hartman
Michael Brown
James Hannon
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Michael Brown
James Hannon
Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
author_facet William R. Hartman
Michael Brown
James Hannon
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title Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement
title_short Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement
title_full Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement
title_fullStr Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement
title_full_unstemmed Iatrogenic Left Main Bronchus Injury following Atraumatic Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement
title_sort iatrogenic left main bronchus injury following atraumatic double lumen endotracheal tube placement
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Anesthesiology
issn 2090-6382
2090-6390
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Tracheobronchial disruption is an uncommon but severe complication of double lumen endotracheal tube placement. The physical properties of a double lumen tube (large external diameter and length) make tracheobronchial injury more common than that associated with smaller single lumen endotracheal tubes. Here we present the case of an iatrogenic left main bronchus injury caused by placement of a double lumen tube in an otherwise unremarkable airway.
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