Preoperative lung ultrasound for confirming the double-lumen endotracheal tube position for one-lung ventilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Insertion of a double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) is the most commonly used method for one-lung ventilation (OLV). This meta-analysis was aimed at investigating the performance of lung ultrasound in assessing the DLT position in OLV.

Methods

Electronic databases were searched for related trials from inception to October 2022. The primary outcome was the performance of ultrasound or clinical evaluation in confirming the correctness of the DLT position, using fiberoptic bronchoscopy or intraoperative direct visualization of lung collapse as the gold standard. The secondary outcome was the time required to confirm or adjust the DTL position.

Results

Five randomized controlled trials and three observational studies involving 771 patients were included in the

SUBMITTER: Wang PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10147981 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature