CHAPTER 7 Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Step 1: Surgical Anatomy
Step 2: Preoperative Considerations
Step 3: Operative Steps
Anesthetic Induction
♦ If the anesthesiologist attempts to place the endotracheal tube past the fistula, care must be taken to avoid a right mainstem intubation, which can cause problems when the right-sided chest is insufflated and the right lung is collapsed.
Positioning
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