Placement of a Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Using a Combined Bronchoscopy and Fluoroscopy Technique: A Case Report

A A Pract. 2020 Apr;14(6):e01198. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001198.

Abstract

Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) is a well-established intervention for hemoptysis that requires airway management by a trained anesthesiologist. The use of fluoroscopic guidance for positioning a double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) has been described in previous studies. The case presented illustrates a combined fluoroscopic- and bronchoscopic-guided approach for positioning a DLT in a patient with active pulmonary hemorrhage causing obstruction of views on bronchoscopy. This combined technique proved valuable in a situation marked by high clinical urgency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Airway Management
  • Bronchoscopy*
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal*