title: Bronchial cuff pressures of two tubes used in thoracic surgery.
abstract: The pressure/volume characteristics of the bronchial cuff of a polyvinylchloride (PVC) double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) was compared with the inflatable cuff of a bronchial blocker. At the volumes needed to seal a series of rigid model bronchi the PVC DLT bronchial cuff consistently generated significantly lower pressures than the bronchial blocker cuff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gaba
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Brodsky
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*