Abstract:Objective To compare the effect of bronchial blocker (BB) and double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) on pre-thoracotomy lung collapse in thoracoscopic surgery.Methods 72 patients underwent elective thoracoscopic left lung surgery, were randomly divided into 3 groups (n = 24): double-lumen endotracheal tube group (DLT group), DLT with PTLCT group (PTLCT-DLT group) and bronchial blocker with PTLCT group (PTLCT-BB group). Two patients in group PTLCT-DLT and one patient in group PTLCT-BB group were excluded due to hypoxemia [(percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation, SpO2) < 90%)]. Eventually, 24 patients in the DLT group, 22 patients in the PTLCT-DLT group, and 23 patients in the PTLCT-BB group completed. The left channel was clamped and opened to air before right lateral position in DLT group. Patients in the PTLCT-DLT were treated by using the double lung ventilation with FiO2 = 1.0 and the left channel was blocked before changing into the lateral position. In the PTLCT-BB group, the operative bronchus was blocked before changing into the lateral position, and the BB suction tube was intentionally blocked.Heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), SpO2, and arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) were recorded in each group at the following four time points: immediately in lateral position (T1), one-lung ventilation 8 min (T2), one-lung ventilation 10 min (T3), 2 min after pleura opening (T4). The operated lung was evaluated using lung collapse scale (LCS) immediately after opening the pleura.Results Compared with DLT group, the LCS of PTLCT-DLT group and PTLCT-BB group were significantly increased (P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference in LCS between the PTLCT-DLT group and PTLCT-BB group (P > 0.05). At T3, compared with DLT group, the SpO2 of PTLCT-DLT group and PTLCT-BB group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). Compared with DLT group, the PaO2 of PTLCT-DLT group and PTLCT-BB group were significantly decreased at T2 and T3 (P < 0.05) and were significantly increased at T4 (P < 0.05).Conclusion PTLCT can helps BB and DLT to complete the pre-thoracotomy lung collapse, there was no difference in the effect of the two on pre-thoracotomy lung collapse.