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Video Laryngoscopes in Thoracic Surgery

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Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery

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Videolaryngoscopes play important roles in patients with potential difficult airway who are undergoing thoracic surgery in terms of placement of a double-lumen endobronchial tubes or a bronchial blocker either through or alongside the lumen of the endotracheal tubes. There are several types of videolaryngoscopes are available commercially. They could be classified as those with angulated, channelled or video-stylet blades. Each of them has its unique characteristics and tricks for use. Video laryngoscopes are also described for awake endobronchial intubation in patients undergoing thoracic procedures.

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  1. Anesthesiology Department, King Fahd Hospital of the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed El Tahan

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    Mohamed El Tahan

  3. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Center Hospitalier Monkole, Kinshasa, RD, Congo

    Antonio Villalonga

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El Tahan, M., Villalonga, A. (2020). Video Laryngoscopes in Thoracic Surgery. In: Granell Gil, M., Şentürk, M. (eds) Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28528-9_7

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