External Tracheal Manipulation Maneuver (ETMM) to Facilitate Endobronchial Blocker Placement

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Aug;30(4):1061-3. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.11.005. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

Authors

Jagtar Singh Heir¹, Anupamjeet Kaur Sekhon², Dilip R Thakar², Timothy A Jackson², Javier D Lasala², Ronaldo V Purugganan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

PMID: 26853310
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.11.005

No abstract available

Keywords: bronchial blocker; difficult airway; external tracheal manipulation; one-lung ventilation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bronchi*
Bronchoscopy / methods
Female
Fiber Optic Technology
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation*
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Trachea*