Endobronchial intubation detected by insertion depth of endotracheal tube, bilateral auscultation, or observation of chest movements: randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine which bedside method of detecting inadvertent endobronchial intubation in adults has the highest sensitivity and specificity.

Design

Prospective randomised blinded study.

Setting

Department of anaesthesia in tertiary academic hospital.

Participants

160 consecutive patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists category I or II) aged 19-75 scheduled for elective gynaecological or urological surgery.

Interventions

Patients were randomly assigned to eight study groups. In four groups, an endotracheal tube was fibreoptically positioned 2.5-4.0 cm above the carina, whereas in the other four groups the tube was positioned in the right mainstem bronchus. The four groups differed in the bedside test used to verify the position of the endo

SUBMITTER: Sitzwohl C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2977961 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature