Postoperative pulmonary complications after totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study comparing single-lumen and double-lumen endotracheal tubes
Objective Double-lumen tubes (DLTs) are standard for one-lung ventilation in totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery but are associated with airway injury and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). This study compared perioperative outcomes between single-lumen tube (SLT)-based and DLT-based strategies in 176 adul...