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Ventilation failure after lateral jackknife positioning for robot-assisted lung cancer surgery in a patient after lingula-sparing left upper lobectomy.

Izumi KawagoeMasakazu HayashidaDaizoh SatohKenji SuzukiEiichi Inada
Published in: JA clinical reports (2018)
Ventilation failure with a standard tube may occur more easily when patients with bronchial angulation are placed in the lateral jackknife than lateral position due to posture-induced exacerbations of bronchial angulation. The Silbroncho® tube seems useful in such situations.
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