When switching from two-lung to one-lung ventilation (OLV), shunt fraction increases,
oxygenation is impaired, and hypoxemia may occur. Hypoxemia during OLV may be …

Thoracoscopic surgery without tracheal intubation [nonintubated video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)] is an emerging treatment modality for a wide variety of …

Prolonged inspiratory to expiratory (I: E) ratio ventilation may have both positive and
negative effects on respiratory mechanics and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation …

Ventilation and perfusion matching is optimized for gas exchange. Induction of anesthesia,
one-lung ventilation (OLV) and opening of the chest progressively uncouple ventilation …

Especially during thoracic surgery, anesthesiologists have to cope with both the drastic
alteration of normal pulmonary physiology and the mechanical stress on the lung tissue …

The term pneumothorax was first presented in 1803. At that time, most cases of
pneumothorax were secondary to tuberculosis, although some involved otherwise healthy …

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

Die Einlungenventilation (ELV) führt sowohl zu Beeinträchtigungen des Gasaustausches als
auch zu komplexen Veränderungen der Herz-Kreislauf-Situation. Insbesondere bei …

Das anästhesiologische Management nimmt im Rahmen der Versorgung des Patienten mit
Thoraxtrauma eine zentrale Stellung ein, sowohl in der Initialphase bei der Sicherung des …

Purpose: In thoracic surgery, there are many physiologic disturbances that affect tissue
oxygenation and cause cerebral desaturation. The causes of cerebral desaturation are more …