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Double-lumen Endotracheal tubes (DLT) are bifurcated into a bronchial lumen and a tracheal lumen, each providing isolation and ventilation to unilateral lungs. The bronchial lumen is longer and consists of a distal opening that allows it to be placed in either the right or the left main bronchus. The tracheal lumen is designed to be placed right ab

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