THE ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA WITH THE ROBERTSHAW DOUBLE-LUMEN TUBE

A method of anaesthesia for the repair of bronchopleural fistulae is described which involves the use of the Robertshaw double-lumen tube. Our experience with its use on twenty occasions is described, and in eleven of them the method was completely successful. In none of the other nine cases were th...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1965-11, Vol.37 (11), p.861-865
Main Authors: RYDER, G.H., SHORT, D.H., ZEITLIN, G.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia, General
Bronchi
Bronchial Fistula - surgery
Fistula - surgery
Humans
Intubation - instrumentation
Pleural Diseases - surgery
Pneumonectomy - adverse effects
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Summary:A method of anaesthesia for the repair of bronchopleural fistulae is described which involves the use of the Robertshaw double-lumen tube. Our experience with its use on twenty occasions is described, and in eleven of them the method was completely successful. In none of the other nine cases were the difficulties encountered such as to render the technique unsafe. Both from the point of view of safety and for the patient's comfort, general anaesthesia for intubation was found to be preferable.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/37.11.861