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NCT Number: NCT01371773

Repositioning Method for Left-sided Double Lumen Tubes

The purpose of this study is to devise repositioning method of a left-sided double lumen tube into left mainstem bronchus in case of misplacement into right mainstem bronchus.

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Key information

Conditions

Airway Morbidity Intubation Complication

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, 110-744, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients undergoing thoracic surgery that requires the placement of left-sided double lumen tubes

Exclusion criteria

  • intraluminal lesion of left bronchus
  • very distorted anatomy of tracheobronchial tree

Treatment and study plan

repositioning method for left-sided double lumen tubes

Procedure

When a left-sided double lumen tube were placed in right mainstem bronchus, after withdrawing the tube into mid-trachea, it was re-advanced with patient's head turned right and counterclockwise rotation of the tube.

Primary outcomes

  1. repositioning success rate

    Time frame: up to 10 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. anatomic parameters

    Time frame: up to 1 hours

    tracheal diameter, position of carina, angle between trachea and left mainstem bronchus

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Repositioning Method for Left-sided Double Lumen Tubes Introduced Into Right Mainstem Bronchus

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jun 13, 2011
Registry last updated
Dec 8, 2011

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