Two-minute disconnection technique with a double-lumen tube to speed the collapse of the non-ventilated lung for one-lung ventilation in thoracoscopic surgery

Abstract Background Thoracic surgery requires the effective collapse of the non-ventilated lung. In the majority of cases, we accomplished, accelerated lung collapse using a double-lumen tube (DLT). We hypothesized that using the two-minute disconnection technique with a DLT would improve lung colla...

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Main Authors: Qiongzhen Li, Xiaofeng Zhang, Jingxiang Wu, Meiying Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0371-x