The Need of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy for Placing an Endobronchial Blocker

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neoplasms, Pulmonary; Thoracic Diseases

Treatments: Procedure: conventional; Procedure: auscultation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02133235

201212175RINC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The need of fiberoptic bronchoscopy for placing an endobronchial blocker. Endobronchial blockers (EBB) have been presented effective and safe alternative for lung separation in vedio-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) operations. In this study, the investigators will randomize the patients receiving VATS operation with EBB into two groups: one group will receive the conventional bronchoscopic guided EBBs placement, the other group receive two step procedure without confirmation by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

Full description

The need of fiberoptic bronchoscopy for placing an endobronchial blocker. Endobronchial blockers (EBB) have been presented effective and safe alternative for lung separation in vedio-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) operations. However, there were previous reports showed that it takes longer time to position the EBB versus the double lumen tubes. Placing EBBs need three-step procedure (one is placing an endotracheal tube, the second is inserting the EBB, the third is confirmation of the position by fiberoptic bronchoscopy). In this study, the investigators will randomize the patients receiving VATS operation with EBB into two groups: one group will receive the conventional 3-step procedure, the other group receive two step procedure without confirmation by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Lung separation by endobronchial blockers

Exclusion criteria

Lung separation by conventional double lumen tube Lung separation with endobronchial blockers through

Trial design

112 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional

Active Comparator group

Description:

insertion of endobronchial blocker and auscultation, fiberoptic confirmation and reposition

Treatment:

Procedure: conventional

auscultation

Experimental group

Description:

insertion endobronchial blocker by auscultation without conventional bronchoscopic reposition

Treatment:

Procedure: auscultation