Table 2.
Characteristics related with the surgery and the use of a bronchial blocker (BB).
| n = 134 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Types of surgical procedures | ||
| Pulmonary surgery | 88 (65.7%) | |
| Pleural and mediastinal surgery | 40 (29.9%) | |
| Thoracic wall surgery | 4 (3.0%) | |
| Other surgeries | 2 (1.5%) | |
| Operative time (min) | 112.73 ± 68.52 [12–390] | |
| Emergency procedures | 6 (4.5%) | |
| VATS procedures | 77 (57.5%) | |
| Number of times the device had to be repositioned | ||
| 0 | 114 (85.1%) | |
| 1 | 11 (8.2%) | |
| 2 | 7 (5.2%) | |
| Anesthesiologists’ assessment of the pulmonary collapse | ||
| Excellent | 85 (63.4%) | |
| Good | 44 (32.9%) | |
| Poor | 4 (3.0%) | |
| Thoracic surgeon’s assessment of the procedure | ||
| Excellent | 75 (56.0%) | |
| Good | 54 (40.3%) | |
| Poor | 4 (3.0%) | |
| Intraoperative complications | ||
| BB malpositioning | 2 (1.5%) | |
| BB displacement | 1 (0.7%) | |
| Poor tolerance of one-lung ventilation | 1 (0.7%) | |
| Hypoxia | 2 (1.5%) | |
| Early postoperative complications | ||
| Soreness of the throat | 2 (1.5%) | |