Biofilm formation on endotracheal tubes (ETTs) is an early and pervasive event in mechanically ventilated patients. Microbial cells adhere to the inner lumen of the tube, secrete an extracellular ...
Placement of a double-lumen endotracheal tube is an airway-management technique that permits isolation and selective ventilation of a single lung. Double-lumen tubes are bifurcated into a bronchial ...