TY - JOUR AB - <p>In order to provide one lung ventilation in an anesthetized adult horse undergoing thoracoscopy and exploratory thoracotomy, an alternative to the described techniques was developed using a homemade endobronchial blocker construction. An orifice (with a diameter of 1 cm) was made 15 cm distally to the proximal end of a standard 28 mm ID endotracheal tube (ETT) allowing the placement of a standard broncho-alveolar catheter. The adapted ETT was advanced up to the larynx in the anesthetized horse. Prior to the intubation of the trachea, the broncho-alveolar catheter was passed through the ETT and positioned into the left main bronchus under endoscopic guidance. If it would have been required, the cuff of the broncho-alveolar catheter could have been inflated, allowing OLV. However, one lung ventilation was not required during the surgical procedure.</p> AU - M. Gozalo-Marcilla, S. Schauvliege, S. Torfs, M. Jordana DA - 2012/4// DO - 10.21825/vdt.v81i2.18367 IS - 2 VL - 81 PB - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGent) PY - 2012 TI - An alternative for one lung ventilation in an adult horse requiring thoracotomy T2 - Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift UR - https://openjournals.ugent.be/vdt/article/id/75469/ ER -