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    • Anesthesiology
    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Respiratory Physiology

    Background:

    • One-lung ventilation (OLV) presents dual challenges: maintaining adequate oxygenation and protecting the lungs.
    • Conflicting recommendations for oxygenation and lung protection (e.g., FiO2, tidal volume) complicate patient management.
    • Effective OLV requires deep pathophysiological understanding and skilled application of anesthetic techniques.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review current protective strategies for one-lung ventilation (OLV) in thoracic surgery.
    • To highlight recent developments that may alter traditional OLV management approaches.
    • To integrate ventilatory strategies with adjunctive therapies for improved patient outcomes.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of recent clinical studies on protective ventilation during OLV.
    • Analysis of strategies including decreased FiO2 and tidal volume (V T).
    • Evaluation of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) application.
    • Assessment of alveolar recruitment maneuvers and their role in OLV.
    • Consideration of adjunctive therapies: anesthetic choice, ischemic preconditioning, fluid management, and pain control.

    Main Results:

    • A protective OLV strategy involves decreased FiO2 and V T.
    • Application of PEEP to the dependent lung and CPAP to the non-dependent lung is recommended.
    • Alveolar recruitment maneuvers are integral to protective OLV.
    • Adjunctive therapies can significantly support the primary ventilatory strategy.

    Conclusions:

    • Current protective strategies for OLV aim to balance oxygenation and lung protection.
    • Integrating PEEP, CPAP, and recruitment maneuvers offers a refined approach to OLV.
    • Emerging developments suggest a potential shift from classical OLV management protocols.