Fiberoptic-guided Fogarty catheter placement using the same diaphragm of an adapter within the single-lumen tube in children.
We describe successful placement of a Fogarty catheter for one-lung ventilation through a single-lumen tube using a single diaphragm of an adapter for both the fiberoptic bronchoscope and the Fogarty catheter.
Mohan
Virender K
VK
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, F-92 Ansari Nagar (west), New Delhi-110 029, India. dr_vkmohan@yahoo.com
Darlong
Vanlal M
VM
Kashyap
Lokesh
L
Mishra
Sailesh K
SK
Gupta
Kalpana
K
D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013908:Thoracotomy