Health Condition 1: null- Surgery - All patients scheduled for thoracic surgery requiring lung isolation will be included in the study
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Fibreoptic bronchoscopy: Fibreoptic bronchoscopy during surgery for airway measurements which will be used to decide the depth of insertion of lung isolation device
Control Intervention
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All pts. >18yrs of age requiring lung isolation irrespective of the method used for isolation. The devices currently used for lung isolation are left or right Portex Blue Line endobronchial tube and Coopdech endobronchial
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal of consent 2. Failure to insert the lung isolation device. 3. Patients with lesions involving trachea/ airway
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ The rate of accurate placement of lung isolation devices with or without airway measurements by pre-intubation FOBTimepoint: During surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ To see the incidence of failed device placement or malposition at initial insertion. â?¢ Incidence of repositioning of the isolation device during the intraoperative period â?¢ The incidence of appropriate size DLT insertionTimepoint: During surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nayana Amin
Tata Memorial Centre
Outcome results
None listed