Independently controlling ventilation to each lung requires some form of lung isolation. This technique is a pivotal part of managing thoracic trauma and facilitating…
A “deep” extubation refers to removing an endotracheal tube (ETT) or laryngeal mask airway (LMA) while the patient is still under anesthesia and his/her…
Dental injury is a risk of laryngoscopy – a procedure where the larynx is visualized usually with the intention of inserting an endotracheal tube.…
Double lumen endotracheal tubes (DLTs) are considered the gold standard for lung isolation – a procedure where we selectively ventilate a single lung or…
Bronchial blockers allow us to perform lung isolation using a single lumen endotracheal tube. Compared to double-lumen tubes (DLTs) which are considered the gold…
Normally air moves in and out of tracheostomy tubes (trachs) below the level of the vocal cords rendering a patient aphonic. By using a Passy…