Efficacy and safety of Cohen Flex-Tip blocker and left double lumen tube in lung isolation for thoracic surgery: a randomized comparative study

Abstract Background The Cohen blocker is one of the lung isolation devices. Unfortunately, most anesthesiologists believe that its efficacy in inducing lung collapse is less than that of the double-lumen tube (DLT). This study has been performed to compare the adequacy of lung collapse and the adver...

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Published in:Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
Main Author: Amira Abd Elfattah Shaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: https://asja.journals.ekb.eg/ 2019-04-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42077-019-0018-x