ArticleJournal of anesthesia2026
One-lung ventilation and right-sided double-lumen tubes: a national survey of current practice in Japan.
Article in Journal of anesthesia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundOne-lung ventilation (OLV) is an essential technique in thoracic surgery, and double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs) are commonly used. While right-sided DLTs are useful in specific situations, few studies have investigated the prevalence of their use. This study aimed to investigate the current practice of OLV and right-sided DLT usage among anesthesiologists in Japan.
methodsA nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted in September 2024, targeting 1444 hospitals certified by the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists. Questionnaires were mailed to anesthesiology departments, inquiring about OLV practices, right-sided DLT usage, challenges, and desired improvements. Responses were collected via postal mail or web, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests.
resultsA total of 768 institutions responded (response rate: 53.2%). Among 761 valid responses, 74.9% performed OLV, and DLTs were the most frequently used device (94.7%). Approximately half (45.8%) of the institutions performing OLV reported never using right-sided DLTs. Frequently recognized challenges included insertion difficulty, positioning difficulty, and unfamiliarity, and 42.1% of institutions expressed a willingness to increase the use of right-sided DLTs if these challenges were resolved. Institutions with a higher annual volume of OLV cases tended to use right-sided DLTs more frequently, but the proportion of institutions unfamiliar with right-sided DLTs was not associated with the number of OLV cases performed.
conclusionOLV is widely practiced in Japan, primarily using DLTs, while the use of right-sided DLTs is limited. Concerns over technical difficulties and complications may hinder the use of right-sided DLTs.
Indexed as
Identifiers
40658199What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.