Status:

COMPLETED

EZ-blocker Versus Left Sided Double Lumen Tube in Adult Patients for Thoracic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Conditions:

Thoracic Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the positional stability and quality of lung isolation provided by the EZ-blocker compared to a DLT for both right and left sided thoracic surgery. An addit...

Detailed Description

One lung ventilation (OLV) is frequently used in thoracic surgery to promote surgical exposure and improve operative conditions. At this time, there are two different approaches to OLV in routine use ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients greater than 18 and 80 years of age scheduled for thoracoscopic surgery or thoracotomy requiring lung isolation
  • Patient presenting as an outpatient for elective thoracic surgery
  • In patients scheduled for thoracic surgery.

Exclusion

  • History of difficult airway/intubation
  • Patients suspected to have a difficult airway.
  • Morbid obesity BMI \>39
  • Pregnancy
  • Emergency status of surgery
  • Thoracic surgery requiring a right sided double lumen tube

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 26 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 29 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

163 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03403192

Start Date

January 26 2018

End Date

October 29 2019

Last Update

October 7 2021

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Wake Forest Baptist Hospital

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157