Use of the laryngeal mask for placement of a bronchial blocker in children.
For one-lind ventilation in children, a bronchial blocker (e.g. Fogarty catheter) is often used, but its insertion may not be easy. We report a new method of placement of a bronchial blocker in an infant, using the laryngeal mask.
Asai
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Department of Anaesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi City, Osaka, Japan.
Oishi
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Shingu
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D002648:Child; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy