Lung injury is the leading cause of death after thoracic surgery. Initially recognized after
pneumonectomy, it has since been described after any period of 1-lung ventilation (OLV) …

Pulmonary damage in the form of acute lung injury and adult respiratory distress syndrome
is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after thoracic surgery. An understanding of the …

OBJECTIVE: Lung injury induced by one-lung ventilation is rare, but it is a condition that may
result in high mortality. This study evaluates the effects of one-lung ventilation and occlusion …

The goal of ventilation is to minimize lung trauma by avoiding overdistension and repetitive
alveolar collapse, while providing adequate oxygenation. Protective ventilation is not simply …

We tested the hypothesis that one-lung ventilation (OLV) with high tidal volumes (Vt) and
zero positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) may lead to ventilator-induced lung injury. In …

Mechanical ventilation is an essential method of patient support, but it may induce lung
damage, leading to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). VILI is the result of a complex …

Since the introduction of one-lung ventilation (OLV) as a standard practice during thoracic
surgery in the first half of the last century, anesthesiologists have had to deal with the …

One-lung ventilation (OLV) is essential for many thoracic and an increasing number of non-
thoracic minimally invasive procedures. Beyond the well-recognized disturbance of …

Background The use of lung-protective ventilation (LPV) strategies may minimize iatrogenic
lung injury in surgical patients. However, the identification of an ideal LPV strategy …

Since its introduction into the management of the acute respiratory distress syndrome,
mechanical ventilation has been so strongly interwoven with its side effects that it came to be …