The Pretreatment of a Left-sided Double-lumen Tube to Prevent Its Misplacement to the Right Mainstem Bronchus

Seoul National University Hospital1,540 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether flexion of bronchial tip of a left-sided double lumen endobronchial tube prevents tube misplacement to the right mainstem bronchus.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,540

Conditions

Double Lumen Tube Intubation

Interventions

Neutral shape of bronchial tipDEVICE

Intubation is performed without transforming the shape of the bonchial tipof a double lumen tube.

Bent shape of bronchial tipDEVICE

Intubation is performed with the double lumen tube, which bronchial tip has been bent 45 degrees and maintained for 5 min.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal anatomy of tracheobronchial tree * Intraluminal lesion in the left or right mainstem bronchus * Anticipated difficult intubation

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants with intubation to right mainstem bronchus

Time frame: An expected average of 5minutes after intubation

Secondary Outcomes

Number of participants with airway injury

Time frame: An expected average of 5 minutes after bilateral lung ventilation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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