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Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Conjunction with the Use of Double-lumen Tubes for Thoracic Anesthesia 

U. Klein, Waheedullah Karzai, Frank Bloos, Mathias Wohlfarth, R. Gottschall, Harald Fritz, Michael Gugel, Albrecht Seifert

Anesthesiology · 1998 · 247 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

After blind intubation and patient positioning, more than one third of DLTs required repositioning. Routine bronchoscopy is therefore recommended after intubation and after patient positioning.

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