Anaesthetic management in a patient requiring one lung ventilation during COVID-19 pandemic.

Placement of a double-lumen tube to achieve one lung ventilation is an aerosol-generating procedure. Performing it on a patient with COVID-19 will put healthcare workers at high risk of contracting the disease. We herein report a case of its use in a patient with traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, who was also suspected to have COVID-19. This article aims to highlight the issues, it presented and ways to address them as well as the perioperative impact of personal protective equipment. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.