The aim of this study was to compare auscultation, fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) and video double lumen tube (VDLT) double lumen tube (DLT) location confirmation techniques in terms of intraoperative tube location confirmation time, number of tube dislocations, correction time of dislocations, FOB usage rates, lung deflation quality, postoperative sore throat, presence of hoarseness and cost in thoracic surgery patients undergoing one lung ventilation (OLV).
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verification of tube location
Timeframe: during surgery