TY - JOUR AU - Grande, Bastian AU - Ganter, Michael T. PY - 2018 TI - What is the best strategy for one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery? JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, No 12 (December 30, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Today, one-lung ventilation (OLV) is a highly established and accepted technique to facilitate thoracic surgical procedures, for example a lung lobectomy. In the perioperative period, lung function may critically worsen and impair patient’s outcome. On the one hand, the mechanical trauma of the operated lung poses a challenge for the postoperative recovery; on the other hand, a ventilator-induced lung injury can have deleterious consequences (1,2). Atelectases, inflammation, edematous change of the lung and partial over-inflation present a risk for postoperative hypoxemia and hypercapnia. Careful and evidence-based perioperative ventilation strategies are the starting point for a successful, low-complication perioperative pulmonary outcome. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/25617