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High tracheal bifurcation
Author(s) -
HALL RACHEL M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb06331.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , tracheal intubation , bronchus , surgery , anesthesia , respiratory disease , lung
A case study is reported, outlining abnormal tracheobronchial anatomy in an adult male presented for thoractomy. The anesthetic technique is described. Ureteric catheters were used as introducers for the selective intubation of each main bronchus. The problems encountered postoperatively are also discussed.