Introduction One-lung ventilation (OLV) was first described in 1931, and the first pneumonectomy for cancer was performed in 1933. Although technology has evolved since then, OLV still poses a challenge for the anesthesiologist. For several decades, the impairment of gas…
Introduction The term high-frequency ventilation (HFV) summarizes different techniques of ventilation with a ventilator frequency of more than 60 breaths per minute, tidal volumes (V T ) of equal or less than dead space, as well as lower peak airway…
Overview Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical entity characterized by acute inflammatory lung injury, increased pulmonary vascular permeability and lung weight, as well as loss of aerated lung tissue. The clinical hallmarks of ARDS are hypoxemia, bilateral opacities…