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Simultaneous independent lung ventilation in pediatric patients
1Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, L. Mandic Hospital, Merate, Italy.
Critical Care Clinics
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Current methods of ventilation do not allow adequate ventilation of the affected lungs in the presence of unilateral disease, e.g., unilateral atelectasis, diaphragmatic hernia, or lobar emphysema. Using a bilumen endotracheal tube and two independent ventilators, synchronized simultaneous independent lung ventilation (SILV) can be achieved. This technique provides a method of treating unilobar, unilateral, or multifocal lung disease effectively. This article describes the author's methodology and clinical experience with SILV.