Balloon method for detecting inadequate double-lumen tube cuff seal.
A method for detecting air leak when using a double-lumen endobronchial tube is described. The ventilatory circuit is directly attached to the lumen of the ventilated lung. A balloon is fitted snugly over the open lumen of the tube to the nonventilated lung. If lung separation is incomplete, the balloon will inflate with each ventilation.
Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.
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D001980:Bronchi; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation