Foley catheter used as bronchial blocker for one lung ventilation in a patient with tracheostomy--a case report. 1995

K P Chen, and H C Chan, and S J Huang
Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical College Hospital, Taiwan.

Anesthesia with one-lung ventilation is a good anesthetic technique for patients receiving thoracotomy in various underlying diseases. One lung ventilation can be achieved successfully by the application of a double-lumen endotracheal tube through the oral route. However, there are several situations such as low body weight, young age, difficult intubation, anatomic anomaly, and tamponading endobronchial bleeding in some adult patients, etc., in which lung separation by a double-lumen endotracheal tube may be relatively contraindicated because insertion is either difficult or dangerous. Bronchial blocker with a Fogarty embolectomy catheter has been used successfully for such situations. Here, we reported the clinical experience in using the Foley catheter as the bronchial blocker in a patient with tracheostomy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001980 Bronchi The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the TRACHEA. They include the largest two primary bronchi which branch out into secondary bronchi, and tertiary bronchi which extend into BRONCHIOLES and PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Primary Bronchi,Primary Bronchus,Secondary Bronchi,Secondary Bronchus,Tertiary Bronchi,Tertiary Bronchus,Bronchi, Primary,Bronchi, Secondary,Bronchi, Tertiary,Bronchus,Bronchus, Primary,Bronchus, Secondary,Bronchus, Tertiary
D002404 Catheterization Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions. Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000768 Anesthesia, General Procedure in which patients are induced into an unconscious state through use of various medications so that they do not feel pain during surgery. Anesthesias, General,General Anesthesia,General Anesthesias
D014139 Tracheostomy Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, or the opening so created. Tracheostomies

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