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From: Comparing the placement of a left-sided double-lumen tube via fiberoptic bronchoscopy guidance versus conventional intubation using a Macintosh laryngoscope, to reduce the incidence of malpositioning: study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial

Fig. 1

The Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) flow chart: the schedule of enrollment, interventions, and assessments. T1: before intubation, T2: DLT placement within LMB, T3: second attempt of DLT placement, if needed, T4: last attempt of DLT placement using other devices according to the discretion of the anesthesiologist, when even the second attempt fails, T5: confirmation of DLT position via tracheal lumen, T6: confirmation of DLT position via bronchial lumen, T7: confirmation via tracheal lumen, if applicable, T8: confirmation via bronchial lumen, if applicable, T9: after the completion of the confirmation procedure. FOB fiberoptic bronchoscopy, DLT double-lumen endotracheal tube, LMB left mainstem bronchus

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