Novel Maneuver for Endobronchial Fogarty Embolectomy Catheter Placement for Lung Isolation in Infants: An Experience of Four Cases

Abstract

One-lung anesthesia in infant is always a challenge to the pediatric anesthesiologist. Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic eventration repair requires high quality of lung isolation for proper surgical access. We are reporting a new technique of lung isolation by Fogarty embolectomy catheter alongside the endotracheal tube in four infants.

Keywords

infant - one-lung ventilation - Fogarty catheter

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