Two ways to place a breathing tube for one-lung ventilation
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to place the special breathing tube used for one-lung ventilation during surgery. If you are having surgery that needs this tube, you may be randomly assigned to one of the two methods to see which works better.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years of age or older.
- You will be having surgery under general anesthesia (fully asleep).
- Your surgery requires one-lung ventilation, meaning a special breathing tube is used to let one lung rest while the other works.
- You are not scheduled to have the breathing tube placed while awake.
- You do not have any unusual anatomy that would make placing the breathing tube difficult or unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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