Video double-lumen tubes: how much room for improvement can they provide?

[摘要] It’s been a long way since the success of intrathoracic surgery lied in how quickly the rib cage was closed (1). The iatrogenic pneumothorax was the main restriction to the evolution of this field, and anesthesiology practitioners had a lot to do with how this issue was overcome (2).

[学科分类] 呼吸医学

[关键词] Double-lumen tube (DLT);thoracic anesthesia;unipulmonar ventilation;video double-lumen tube (VDLT);VivaSight double-lumen tube (VivaSight DLT)