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Synchronized independent lung ventilation in the management of pediatric unilateral pulmonary contusion: case report
S B Frame1, W J Marshall, T G Clifford
1Department of Surgery, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia.
The Journal of Trauma
|March 1, 1989
Abstract:
Utilizing a double-lumen endobronchial tube, synchronized independent lung ventilation (SILV) was successfully employed to manage severe unilateral pulmonary contusion in a 6-year old trauma patient. This appears to represent the youngest reported patient in whom this technique has been utilized. Early institution of this treatment modality may substantially increase survival.