Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Hypoxemia During One–Lung Ventilation

Anthappan S

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Modern techniques to isolate the lungs, coupled with accurate continuous non–invasive monitoring, have made one–lung ventilation (OLV) during surgical procedures safe and easy to perform. Hypoxemia i.e. Arterial haemoglobin oxygen saturation of less than 90%, occurs in 5–10% of cases during OLV1. The pathophysiology of hypoxemia is complex, and the management of hypoxemia during OLV remains a challenge for anaesthesiologists. Here is a case report of hypoxemic event during OLV for thoracotomy, wherein efforts were directed towards optimizing perfusion and ventilation to the ventilated lung and increasing the oxygen content of blood returning from the collapsed lung.

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Anthappan S Hypoxemia During One-Lung Ventilation Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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