CT Window Setting to Select Double-lumen Tube Size

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bronchial Cuff Volume at Air-tight Seal; Intracuff Cuff Pressure at Air-tighe Seal

Treatments: Device: Width 400 HU/Level 25 HU; Device: Width 1000 HU/Level -450 HU

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01818102

JHBahk_DLT_CT window

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the appropriate window setting of chest computed tomography to select a correct size of double-lumen endobronchial tube.

Enrollment: 228 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

Exclusion criteria

• Abnoraml anatomy of tracheobronchail tree
• Intraluminal lesion in the left mainstem bronchus
• Anticipated difficult intubation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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228 participants in 2 patient groups

Width 1000 HU/Level -450 HU

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Width 1000 HU/Level -450 HU

Width 400 HU/Level 25 HU

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Width 400 HU/Level 25 HU