The Pretreatment of a Left-sided Double-lumen Tube to Prevent Its Misplacement to the Right Mainstem Bronchus

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether flexion of bronchial tip of a left-sided double lumen endobronchial tube prevents tube misplacement to the right mainstem bronchus.

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Key information

Conditions

Double Lumen Tube Intubation

Age range

20 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, 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 require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

Exclusion criteria

Abnormal anatomy of tracheobronchial tree
Intraluminal lesion in the left or right mainstem bronchus
Anticipated difficult intubation

Treatment and study plan

Neutral shape of bronchial tip

Device

Intubation is performed without transforming the shape of the bonchial tipof a double lumen tube.

Bent shape of bronchial tip

Device

Intubation is performed with the double lumen tube, which bronchial tip has been bent 45 degrees and maintained for 5 min.

Primary outcomes

Number of participants with intubation to right mainstem bronchus

Time frame: An expected average of 5minutes after intubation

Secondary outcomes

Number of participants with airway injury

Time frame: An expected average of 5 minutes after bilateral lung ventilation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Mar 26, 2013
Registry last updated: May 22, 2015

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