Comparison between computerized tomography-guided bronchial width measurement versus conventional method for selection of adequate double lumen tube size.

Conclusion: CT-measured bronchial width predicts the appropriate DLT size better than conventional method. In the absence of CT scan facility, patient height, age, and chest X-ray TW may be used to predict DLT size with reasonable accuracy. PMID: 31621669 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31621669?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia - September 30, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Suvvari P, Kumar B, Singhal M, Singh H Tags: Ann Card Anaesth Source Type: research