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Disconnection Technique With a Bronchial Blocker for Improving Lung Deflation

A Randomized, Prospective Trial Comparing Double-lumen Tube and Bronchial Blocker With or Without Modified Disconnection Technique

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01846936
Enrollment
54
Registered
2013-05-06
Start date
2012-08-31
Completion date
2012-12-31
Last updated
2015-06-24

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Conditions

Pneumothorax

Keywords

one lung ventilation, efficacy, bronchial blocker

Brief summary

One lung ventilation (OLV) is accomplished with a double lumen tube (DLT) or a bronchial blocker (BB). In this study, the investigators compared the effectiveness of lung collapse using DLT, BB with spontaneous collapse, and BB with disconnection technique.

Detailed description

In selecting this maneuver of OLV, lung collapse is a major concern because it permits adequate surgical exposure. Although once lung deflation was achieved, the overall clinical performance appears to be similar, BB takes longer to deflate the operative lung and there is some conflict reports as to BB provides a similar degree of lung deflation compared to that of DLT. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of BB and DLT for achieving lung collapse, and to evaluate the efficacy of disconnection technique with monitoring the carbon dioxide trace on a capnograph in BB. The investigators further evaluated the disconnection time, which is the time to loss of carbon dioxide trace on the capnograph, needed to facilitate lung collapse.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBB with conventional technique

The brochial blocker (BB) is introduced through the endotracheal tube to the desired bronchus under FOB vision by turning the device's steering wheel. The BB cuff is inflated with air under FOB vision with the volume necessary to seal the bronchus and initiate one lung ventilation.

PROCEDUREDLT with conventional technique

The double lumen tube is introduced into the glottis under direct laryngoscopy. After the bronchial cuff had passes the vocal cords, the tube is rotated counterclockwise 90° and advanced until a slight resistance was encountered.

Disconnection technique 1) deflate of the blocker cuff, 2) turn-off the ventilator and opened the APL valve allowing both lungs to collapse, 3) after loss of carbon dioxide trace in the capnograph, reinflate blocker cuff with the same volume of air as during the initial insertion, 4) reconnect the tube to the ventilator allowing only dependent-lung reventilation with a 5 cmH2O positive end-expiratory pressure preceded by a single recruitment maneuver performed by elevating the airway pressure to 40 cmH2O for 7 seconds.

Sponsors

Ajou University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing thoracic surgery for which OLV is required

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with an anticipated difficult intubation with infectious or bleeding lung lesions are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Effectiveness of three lung isolation methodsFive min from the start of one lung ventilationThe degree of lung collapse after 5 min from the start of OLV. The degree of lung collapse was assessed using a lung collapse score (0 = no collapse, to 10 = complete collapse) by one thoracic surgeon. The surgeon who assessed the lung collapse was absent from the operating room during DLT or BB placement and was blinded to the airway device.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The disconnection timeThe time to loss the carbon dioxide trace on the capnograph (30 seconds)Before initiating OLV in group 3, we turned-off the ventilator and fully opened the adjustable pressure limiting valve allowing both lungs to collapse. And then, the time which capnograph lose the carbon dioxide curve is considered the disconnection time required for both lungs to collapse before initiating one lung ventilation.

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026