title: Case Report: Double lumen tube insertion in a morbidly obese patient through the non-channelled blade of the King Vision (™) videolaryngoscope.
abstract: We describe the insertion of the double lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) using a non-channeled standard blade of the King Vision (TM) videolaryngoscope for one lung ventilation (OLV) in a morbidly obese patient with a predicted difficult airway, severe restrictive pulmonary function, asthma, and hypertension. The patient was scheduled for a video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy. The stylet of the DLT was bent to fit the natural curve of the #3 non-channeled blade of the King Vision (™) videolaryngoscope. We conclude that the use of King Vision (™) videolaryngoscope could offer an effective method of DLT placement for OLV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, King Fahd Hospital, Dammam University, Al Khubar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Tahan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
authors.forename: D John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, King Fahd Hospital, Dammam University, Al Khubar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Alaa M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khidr
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, King Fahd Hospital, Dammam University, Al Khubar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmed G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hassieb