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Photograph of a "standard" non-channeled blade of the King Vision  videolaryngoscope with a stylet placed in a left 35 Fr double-lumen tube (DLT) to match the contour of the blade.. (
a) Arrow (1) shows how the proximal DLT curve remains directed to the right side. (
b) Arrow (2) shows how the distal DLT curve follows the curve of the standard non-channeled blade (approximately 60-70 ). (
c) Shows the bronchial tip of the DLT adapted to the tip of the standard non-channeled blade.
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Ltd., Hythe, Kent) was bent to fit the natural curve of a standard non-channeled blade of a King Vision  VL [ Figure 1A-C].
Photograph showing a bronchial tip of a left 35 Fr double-lumen tube (DLT) passing towards (
A) and through (
B) the vocal cords, and (
C) following removal of the stylet and 180  counterclockwise rotation of the DLT through the display unit of a King Vision  videolaryngoscope.
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After satisfactory visualization, the left DLT was directed through the glottic opening into the trachea [ Figure 2A-C].