The EZ-blocker for one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: clinical applications and experience in 100 cases in a routine clinical setting

The EZ-blocker for one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: clinical applications and experience in 100 cases in a routine clinical setting

Abstract Background In certain clinical situations the insertion of a double-lumen tube (DLT) for one-lung ventilation (OLV) is not feasible or unfavorable. In these cases, the EZ-Blocker (EZB) may serve as an alternative. The aim of our analysis was to report on the clinical applications and our ex...

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Main Authors: Andreas Moritz, Andrea Irouschek, Torsten Birkholz, Johannes Prottengeier, Horia Sirbu, Joachim Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
One-lung ventilation
Bronchial blocker
EZ-blocker
Thoracic surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0767-9

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