Experience with the Arndt paediatric bronchial blocker
| Autor: | Aman Mahajan, J.B. Atkinson, M. B. Kaplan, Samuel H. Wald |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Single lung ventilation
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Bronchi Anesthesia General Lung pathology medicine Fiber Optic Technology Humans New device Child Bronchus Lung business.industry respiratory system Thoracic Surgical Procedures Bronchial blocker Respiration Artificial respiratory tract diseases Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure El Niño Anesthesia Child Preschool Breathing business |
| Zdroj: | British journal of anaesthesia. 94(1) |
| ISSN: | 0007-0912 |
| Popis: | Previously reported techniques for single lung ventilation in children have failed to provide consistent, single lung ventilation with relative ease and reliability. We report our experience with the use of a new device, the Arndt 5 French (Fr) paediatric endobronchial blocker, for single lung ventilation in a series of 24 children. We were able to achieve single lung ventilation in 23 of the 24 patients (aged 2–16 yr). Placement required approximately 5–15 min. Attempts at placement were aborted in one patient who was unable to tolerate even short periods of apnoea because of lung pathology. Although it has some limitations, our experience suggests that the paediatric bronchial blocker can be used as a consistent, safe method of single lung ventilation in most young children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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