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A device used to facilitate single-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery or thoracoscopy. The bronchial blocker is placed into the mainstem bronchus on the side of the chest where the operation is being performed, and its balloon is inflated within the airway. Potential complications of the device include dislodgement, misplacement, or accumulation of fluid behind the blockade.<\/p>\n

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A device used to facilitate single-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery or thoracoscopy. The bronchial blocker is placed into the mainstem bronchus on the side of the chest where the operation is being performed, and its balloon is inflated within the airway. Potential complications of the device include dislodgement, misplacement, or accumulation of fluid behind the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b"],"yoast_head":"\nBronchial blocker - Definition of Bronchial blocker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A device used to facilitate single-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery or thoracoscopy. 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