Examination of Double-Lumen Tube Placement by Functional Electrical Impedance Tomography

University Hospital Freiburg

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether functional electrical impedance tomography is suitable for examination of double-lumen tube placement compared with fibreoptic evaluation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Double-Lumen Tube Placement One-Lung Ventilation

Interventions

electrical impedance tomographyDEVICE

double-lumen tube placementPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * consent of the patient * intubation with left- or right-sided double-lumen tube * age \>= 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * refusal by the patient * contraindications for EIT-measurement (e.g. pacemaker, pregnancy)

Locations (1)

University Hospital Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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