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Difficulty in inserting left double-lumen endobronchial tubes at the cricoid level in small-statured women: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Left double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) sizes are selected using tracheal diameters and left mainstem bronchial diameters (LMBDs) determined from chest radiographs or computed tomography (CT) scans. In Western women, 35-Fr or 37-Fr DLTs are often selected. However, difficulti...

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Autores principales: Sato, Mika, Kayashima, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5444217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28584348
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ija.IJA_13_17