A tracheal tube-in-tube technique for functional separation of the lungs in the horse.
The tube-in-tube technique for the functional separation of the lungs in intact anaesthetised adult horses is based on fibre-optic-guided left-sided endobronchial intubation avoiding tracheostomy. It facilitates a valid separation of the two lungs despite variability in bronchial and carinal anatomy. No clinical complications that could be related to its use have been seen.
Moens
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Department of Veterinary Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Gootjes
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Lagerweij
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D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000662:veterinary*; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange