Marking and modifying the catheter will help one inflate the balloon in the correct place and avoid the problem of nasal alar pressure necrosis.doi:10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00922.xE.C. HoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading, UKN.J. Mansell...
Lengthoftube,For170cmheight,tubedepthof29cm Forevery10cmheightchange,1cmdepthchange CheckPositionofLt-DLT Checklistfortrachealplacement a.inflatetrachealcuff b.ventilaterapidlybyhand c.checkthatbothlungsarebeing ventilated d.Ifnot,withdraw2-3cm&repeat ChecklistforLtside a.inflateLtcuff>2ml b.ventilateand...