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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 11/2007

01-11-2007 | Correspondence

Management of an unusual case of acute respiratory failure with a double-lumen endobronchial tube

Authors: K. Venkatesan, N. A. Coleman

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2007

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Sir: The use of double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLETs) is limited in intensive care to certain specific conditions requiring lung isolation and independent lung ventilation [1]. We report the successful use of a DLET in the management of a patient presenting with acute respiratory failure. …
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Barcons M, Betbese A, Perez M, Vallverdu I, Net A, Mancebo J (1996) Gastrobronchial fistula: report of an unusual case. Intensive Care Med 22:271–272PubMedCrossRef
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Metadata
Title
Management of an unusual case of acute respiratory failure with a double-lumen endobronchial tube
Authors
K. Venkatesan
N. A. Coleman
Publication date
01-11-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0746-4

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