RT Book, Section
A1 Bartz, Raquel R.
A1 Moon, Richard E.
A2 Barbeito, Atilio
A2 Shaw, Andrew D.
A2 Grichnik, Katherine
SR Print(0)
ID 56782414
T1 Chapter 3. Physiology of One-Lung Ventilation
T2 Thoracic Anesthesia
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162566-1
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56782414
RD 2024/04/19
AB Optimal  operating  conditions  for  many  cardiothoracic  procedures  require  collapse  of  one  lung,  producing  a  challenge  for  the  anesthesiologist  who  must  maintain  arterial  PO2,  PCO2,  and  hemodynamics  within  tolerable  levels  while  ventilating  the  single  remaining  lung.  One-lung  ventilation  (OLV)  for  thoracic  surgery  is  usually  performed  while  the  patient  is  in  the  lateral  decubitus  position,  with  the  nondependent  lung  collapsed.  For  other  types  of  procedures,  for  example  whole  lung  lavage,  the  patient  may  be  in  the  supine  position  and  the  nonventilated  lung  remains  inflated  with  saline  resulting  in  different  physiologic  consequences.  Therefore,  a  thorough  understanding  of  pulmonary  physiology  will  help  facilitate  the  delivery  of  anesthesia  for  procedures  requiring  OLV.