Bronchial blocker compared to double‐lumen tube for one‐lung ventilation during thoracoscopy

Background: Video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) requires one‐lung ventilation with a properly collapsed lung. This study compared the Broncho‐Cath double‐lumen endotracheal tube with the Wiruthan bronchial blocker to determine the advantages of one device over the other during anaesthesia with one‐lung ventilation for thoracoscopy.

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