Effect of intubation in lateral position on placement of a double-lumen tube in patients undergoing unilateral video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomied clinical trialResearch in context

Summary: Background: Approximately one-third of patients who undergo double-lumen tube (DLT) intubation in the conventional supine position experience DLT malposition. No randomized study investigates the effect of DLT intubation in the lateral position. We therefore aimed to evaluate the effect of...

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Published in:	EClinicalMedicine
Main Authors:	Xi Zhang, Dongxu Wang, Zhenduo Zhang, Yawen Tang, Qin Zhang, Fei Tong, Yonghe Hu, Xian Lu, He Liu, Siping Hu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Double-lumen tube Fibreoptic bronchoscopy Lateral position Malposition Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537023005795