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[An improved bronchoscope (author's transl)].

D Theiss·A Kube·H Jung·H Müller
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This bronchoscope differs from those normally used in the following ways: 1. In the endobronchial position the bronchoscope makes possible improvement in ventilation of the contralateral lung by increasing the area of the side-openings above the bifurcation. - 2. An inflatable cuff on the outer tube seals the bronchoscope against the trachea like a breathing tube. - 3. Jet-ventilation van be employed when the bronchoscope is open.

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D Theiss, A Kube, H Jung, H Müller. 1978. [An improved bronchoscope (author's transl)].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/665972/

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