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A variety of lung isolation techniques are used for the purpose of one-lung ventilation, which is a prerequisite for many thoracic, cardiac, and esophageal surgical procedures. The equipment used to facilitate the lung isolation includes double lumen tubes, bronchial blockers, and the single-lumen endotracheal tubes. The bronchial blockers are used in two ways, attached to single-lumen tube Torque Controlled Blocker Univent® or with a standard single-lumen tube like the wire-guided endobronchial blocker Arndt® blocker [1], the Cohen® tip-deflecting endobronchial blocker [2], or the Fuji Uniblocker™ [3]. The recent development of newer lung isolation devices such as the Silbroncho DLT along with the use of different kinds of video laryngoscopy equipment like the Glidescope® [4] has greatly facilitated lung isolation in patients with difficult airways.

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Mahajan, S., Kumar, A. (2020). Thoracic Anesthesia Equipment. In: Sood, J., Sharma, S. (eds) Clinical Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0746-5_5

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