Combination of computed tomography measurements and flexible video bronchoscope guidance for accurate placement of the right-sided double-lumen tube: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the modified strategy for the right-sided double-lumen tube (R-DLT) placement using a combination of CT measurements and flexible video bronchoscopy guidance with traditional bronchoscopy technique.

Trial design, setting and participants

Double-blind, parallel randomised control trial at a tertiary care medical centre in China. 100 patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and requiring R-DLT were randomly allocated to the control group and the intervention group.

Intervention

The control group used the traditional bronchoscopy-guided technique. In the intervention group, the length and anteroposterior diameter of the right main bronchus (RMB) were measured on CT images to select the side and size of the Rüsch tube, and then a black

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685955 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature