conclusions this report presents a new method for lung isolation in specific cases and in the absence of certain equipment. case presentation a 41-year-old woman with a history of pharyngo-laryngo-oesophagectomy (plo) and tracheostomy was a candidate for thoracic duct ligation because of chylothorax. since the patient had tracheostmy stomal stenosis, two cuffed tracheal tubes (internal diameter...

conclusions we found that 0.3 mcg/kg of sufentanil attenuates cardiovascular responses to double-lumen endobronchial intubation without adverse effects. background sufentanil is a potent opioid analgesic frequently used in clinical anesthesia. double-lumen endobronchial intubation induces profound cardiovascular responses in comparison with ordinary endotracheal intubation because of the larger...

conclusions: the effects of propofol on hemodynamics and arterial oxygen pressure during one- or two-lung ventilation were not different from those of isoflurane. results: sixty patients (mean age = 4124.18 ± 18.63 years) were divided into two groups. the age and gender of the subjects were not statistically different between the two groups. in the propofol group, the arterial oxygen pressure d...

The application of the independent lung ventilation (ILV) in adults has been described by Carlon and co-workers in 1978 and subsequently by other investigators. In 1983 Hedenstierna and coworkers using a bilumen tube suitable for prolonged intubation, and two Servo Ventilator 900 B (Siemens) adapted for synchronization, treated a wide range of clinical conditions. Following this experience, the...