Coaxial Placement of Fogarty Catheter: A Simple Remedy for Incomplete Lung Isolation with DLT

Coaxial Placement of Fogarty Catheter: A Simple Remedy for Incomplete Lung Isolation with DLT

Thoracic surgery requires lung isolation which is usually achieved by placing a double lumen tube (DLT). Correct placement of DLT is crucial for lung isolation. In this case report incomplete lung isolation with DLT was corrected using a Fogarty catheter to achieve lung isolation successfully.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amit Kumar Mittal, Anita Kulkarni, Ajay Kumar Bhargava, Soumi Pathak, Yasir Razak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-06-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
Subjects:
DLT
Fogarty
lung isolation
fogarty catheter
bronchial blocker
Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/article/Coaxial Placement of Fogarty Catheter: A Simple Remedy for Incomplete Lung Isolation with DLT

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http://www.theiaforum.org/article/Coaxial Placement of Fogarty Catheter: A Simple Remedy for Incomplete Lung Isolation with DLT

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