Independent lung ventilation for the management of unilateral reperfusion pulmonary edema after pulmonary thrombendarterectomy: A case report.

Independent lung ventilation (ILV) has been successfully used in the management of unilateral lung pathology to improve hypoxemia refractory to conventional mechanical ventilation [1 –3]. ILV via double lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) allows tailoring an independent ventilatory strategy for each lung. It has proved useful in cases of asymmetric lung pathology, including: pulmonary contusion, bronchopleural fistula, unilateral pneumonia, single lung transplantation and reexpansio n pulmonary edema [1].
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Adult – Case Report Source Type: research