Coaxial Placement of Fogarty Catheter: A Simple Remedy for Incomplete Lung Isolation with DLT

Abstract

Thoracic surgery requires lung isolation which is usually achieved by placing a double lumen tube (DLT). Correct placement of DLT is crucial for lung isolation. In this case report incomplete lung isolation with DLT was corrected using a Fogarty catheter to achieve lung isolation successfully.

Keywords

• DLT
• Fogarty
• lung isolation
• fogarty catheter
• bronchial blocker