Supplemental oxygen is administered in the vast majority of patients in the perioperative
setting and in the intensive care unit to prevent the potentially deleterious effects of hypoxia …

One-lung ventilation (OLV) has two major challenges: oxygenation and lung protection. The
former is mainly because the ventilation of one lung is stopped while the perfusion …

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One-lung ventilation (OLV) is an anesthesiological technique that is increasingly being used
beyond thoracic surgery. This requires specific skills and knowledge about airway …

Background During thoracic surgery in lateral decubitus, one lung ventilation (OLV) may
impair respiratory mechanics and gas exchange. We tested a strategy based on an open …

Purpose: The main objective of this survey is to describe the current practice of thoracic
anesthesia in the Middle Eastern (ME) region. Methods: A prospective online survey. An …

Hypoxemia can occur during one-lung ventilation (OLV) in thoracic surgery, leading to
perioperative complications. Inhaled iloprost is a selective pulmonary vasodilator with …

The concept of lung isolation dates back to the 1870s when experimental physiologists
Edward Pfluger and Claude Bernard introduced the first example of a single-lumen …

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting requires continuous one-
lung ventilation (OLV) to evacuate the thoracic cavity. Whether this ventilatory mode subjects …

Objective Almitrine enhances hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and can improve
hypoxemia related to one-lung ventilation (OLV). Studies using almitrine have been …