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[[File:Combitube.JPG |thumb|300px | Combitube]] | [[File:Combitube.JPG |thumb|300px | Combitube]] | ||
'''Combitube''' is a double-lumen tube, used as an aid to secure the [[respiratory tract]] intended for non-physicians and physicians who cannot perform endotracheal intubation. | '''Combitube''' is a double-lumen tube, used as an aid to secure the [[respiratory tract]] intended for non-physicians and physicians who cannot perform endotracheal intubation. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Zavedený KT.JPG |thumb|left| 250px | Position of the obturation cuffs of the combitube]] | ||
* The tube is inserted "blindly" through the [[oral cavity]], it is supposed to be inserted into the esophagus. Two obturation cuffs must be inflated. One serves for obturation of the [[esophagus]] and the other for obturation of the [[pharynx]]. The combitube then enables artificial pulmonary ventilation to be carried out as needed. | * The tube is inserted "blindly" through the [[oral cavity]], it is supposed to be inserted into the esophagus. Two obturation cuffs must be inflated. One serves for obturation of the [[esophagus]] and the other for obturation of the [[pharynx]]. The combitube then enables artificial pulmonary ventilation to be carried out as needed. | ||
<mediaplayer> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0ZuRQVVsU&feature=youtu.be </mediaplayer> | <mediaplayer> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0ZuRQVVsU&feature=youtu.be </mediaplayer> | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 13 January 2024
Combitube is a double-lumen tube, used as an aid to secure the respiratory tract intended for non-physicians and physicians who cannot perform endotracheal intubation.
File:Zavedený KT.JPG
Position of the obturation cuffs of the combitube
- The tube is inserted "blindly" through the oral cavity, it is supposed to be inserted into the esophagus. Two obturation cuffs must be inflated. One serves for obturation of the esophagus and the other for obturation of the pharynx. The combitube then enables artificial pulmonary ventilation to be carried out as needed.
<mediaplayer> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0ZuRQVVsU&feature=youtu.be </mediaplayer>
