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Bhargava V, Arastu A, Darling C, Wang E, Kache S. Differential Lung Ventilation Using a Bronchial Blocker in a Pediatric Patient on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Report. A A Pract 2020; 13:206-210. [PMID: 31162224 DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We describe a patient with acute on chronic respiratory failure after a cardiac arrest who was cannulated to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The patient developed right-sided interstitial emphysema with air leak and left-sided hemothorax with secondary atelectasis. A differential lung ventilation strategy was used in which an endotracheal tube was placed in the left main stem bronchus and a bronchial blocker was placed in the right mainstem bronchus. The patient's overall pulmonary function improved, and he was successfully decannulated from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In conclusion, differential lung ventilation may be performed in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with disparate lung disease as an alternative ventilation strategy.
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- Vidit Bhargava
- From the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- From the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- From the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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Goh QY, Kong A. Videolaryngoscope-Assisted Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Intubation in an Awake Patient With Known Difficult Airway and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report. A A Pract 2020; 14:e01186. [PMID: 32224691 DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Awake endotracheal intubation is the technique of choice to secure the airway when both mask ventilation and intubation are anticipated to be difficult. We present a case of a patient with a known difficult airway, bronchopleural fistula (BPF), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who was intubated with a double-lumen endotracheal tube (DL ETT) under awake condition using a videolaryngoscope. Independent lung ventilation (ILV) was instituted because of the BPF. The patient was treated successfully for ARDS and discharged home. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of successful videolaryngoscope-assisted DL ETT intubation in an awake patient.
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- Qing Yuan Goh
- From the Division of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Surgical Intensive Care, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Anesthetic Considerations and Ventilation Strategies in Cardiothoracic Trauma. CURRENT ANESTHESIOLOGY REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40140-016-0149-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hammouda S, Abd Rabbih A, AlGanady A, Ghoneim T, Elsawy M, Youssif S. Immunomodulatory effect of propofol versus sevoflurane in patients undergoing thoracic surgery using one lung ventilation technique. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF CHEST DISEASES AND TUBERCULOSIS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Management of pulmonary contusion and flail chest: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 73:S351-61. [PMID: 23114493 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827019fd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite the prevalence and recognized association of pulmonary contusion and flail chest (PC-FC) as a combined, complex injury pattern with interrelated pathophysiology, the mortality and morbidity of this entity have not improved during the last three decades. The purpose of this updated EAST practice management guideline was to present evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of PC-FC. METHODS A query was conducted of MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed and Cochrane databases for the period from January 1966 through June 30, 2011. All evidence was reviewed and graded by two members of the guideline committee. Guideline formulation was performed by committee consensus. RESULTS Of the 215 articles identified in the search, 129 were deemed appropriate for review, grading, and inclusion in the guideline. This practice management guideline has a total of six Level 2 and eight Level 3 recommendations. CONCLUSION Patients with PC-FC should not be excessively fluid restricted but should be resuscitated to maintain signs of adequate tissue perfusion. Obligatory mechanical ventilation in the absence of respiratory failure should be avoided. The use of optimal analgesia and aggressive chest physiotherapy should be applied to minimize the likelihood of respiratory failure. Epidural catheter is the preferred mode of analgesia delivery in severe flail chest injury. Paravertebral analgesia may be equivalent to epidural analgesia and may be appropriate in certain situations when epidural is contraindicated.A trial of mask continuous positive airway pressure should be considered in alert patients with marginal respiratory status. Patients requiring mechanical ventilation should be supported in a manner based on institutional and physician preference and separated from the ventilator at the earliest possible time. Positive end-expiratory pressure or continuous positive airway pressure should be provided. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation should be considered for patients failing conventional ventilatory modes. Independent lung ventilation may also be considered in severe unilateral pulmonary contusion when shunt cannot be otherwise corrected.Surgical fixation of flail chest may be considered in cases of severe flail chest failing to wean from the ventilator or when thoracotomy is required for other reasons. Self-activating multidisciplinary protocols for the treatment of chest wall injuries may improve outcome and should be considered where feasible.Steroids should not be used in the therapy of pulmonary contusion. Diuretics may be used in the setting of hydrostatic fluid overload in hemodynamically stable patients or in the setting of known concurrent congestive heart failure.
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Konstantinov IE, Saxena P. Independent lung ventilation in the postoperative management of large bronchopleural fistula. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 139:e21-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Revised: 08/17/2008] [Accepted: 08/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shekar K, Foot C, Fraser J, Ziegenfuss M, Hopkins P, Windsor M. Bronchopleural fistula: an update for intensivists. J Crit Care 2009; 25:47-55. [PMID: 19592205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2008] [Revised: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bronchopleural fistula is a potentially fatal condition that may result after a variety of clinical conditions, most commonly after pulmonary resection. Either surgical or bronchoscopic repair is required to definitively correct these lesions, though a small number may resolve spontaneously with optimal ventilatory care and other options available to an intensivist in the management of this complex condition. The successful management of a bronchopleural fistula depends on formulating a treatment strategy tailored to individual patient needs.
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- Kiran Shekar
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside 4032, Queensland, Australia.
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BU X, WANG C, CAO Z, PANG B, WANG S. Effects of independent lung ventilation and lateral position on cytokine markers of inflammation after unilateral lung acid injury in dogs. Respirology 2008; 13:233-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rastogi S, Gupta A, Wung JT, Berdon WE. Treatment of giant pulmonary interstitial emphysema by ipsilateral bronchial occlusion with a Swan-Ganz catheter. Pediatr Radiol 2007; 37:1130-4. [PMID: 17882412 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0597-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Unilateral giant pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) can be seen as a complication of chronic ventilation in extremely low-birth-weight babies. Many can be managed by conventional pulmonary care which includes positioning, suctioning, chest physiotherapy, gentle conventional ventilation and high-frequency ventilation. Some may need invasive procedures such as lung puncture, pleurotomies and excisional surgery. This is the group in which single-lung ventilation may be beneficial and circumvent the need for an invasive procedure. OBJECTIVE We describe the technique of single-lung ventilation using a Swan-Ganz catheter to block the main stem bronchus on the diseased side in air-leak syndromes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review was done on 17 newborns undergoing single-lung ventilation using this technique at the Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, from 1986 to 2000. RESULTS The technique was successful in the management of severe, neonatal unilateral lung disease not responsive to conventional modes of therapy in all but two neonates as seen by a significant improvement in pH and a decrease in PaCO(2) levels. In one neonate malpositioning of the Swan-Ganz catheter balloon could have contributed to the development of pneumothorax. CONCLUSION The described technique of single-lung ventilation provides a safe, minimally invasive and economically feasible method of management of unilateral giant PIE in newborns not responsive to conventional modes of therapy with minimal complications.
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- Shantanu Rastogi
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of New York, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Rico FR, Cheng JD, Gestring ML, Piotrowski ES. Mechanical ventilation strategies in massive chest trauma. Crit Care Clin 2007; 23:299-315, xi. [PMID: 17368173 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Patients in extremis because of trauma-related massive chest injury require expedient evaluation and prompt intervention. The initial pathophysiology relates to the significant intrapulmonary shunting caused by disruption of pulmonary capillaries and extravasation into the alveolar spaces. Disproportionate or unilateral lung involvement needs measures more technical than general supportive care. Independent lung ventilation (mostly with unilateral lung involvement) and other strategies like inhaled nitric oxide, prone positioning, partial liquid ventilation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have had good results. Intensivists confronted with this clinical subset may consider using these strategies as alternative/adjunctive options for optimizing respiratory and hemodynamic status in the supportive management of trauma-related acute lung injury (ALI) and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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- Ferdinand R Rico
- Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box SURG, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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Independent lung ventilation (ILV) is a technique for managing patients with unilateral lung disease or injury who have failed conventional mechanical ventilation. A 20-year-old man sustained severe ballistic injuries to the chest and abdomen. Damage control laparotomy controlled the patient's initial hemorrhage, however, an evolving cavitary pulmonary lesion subsequently developed into a high-volume bronchopleural fistula. Progressive atelectasis of the damaged lung resulted in profound hypoxemia and hypercarbia refractory to conventional mechanical ventilation. Synchronous ILV was initiated using a double-lumen endotracheal tube and two ventilators titrated to optimize the patient's oxygenation and ventilation and minimize ventilator-induced lung injury. Intensive ILV over the next 17 days resulted in recruitment of the atelectatic right lung, resolution of the bronchopleural fistula, and significant improvement in oxygenation and pulmonary compliance. This appears to be the longest reported use of ILV for traumatic lung injury.
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Brady KM, Harris ZL, Hammer GB, Berkowitz ID, Easley RB. Lung isolation in a child with unilateral necrotizing Clostridium perfringens pneumonia. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:2676-80. [PMID: 16276197 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000186776.40271.6a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe lung isolation and the selective application of continuous positive airway pressure using an endobronchial blocker in a patient with sickle cell disease and unilateral necrotizing Clostridium perfringens pneumonia. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Pediatric intensive care unit. PATIENT A 12-yr-old male with sickle cell disease developed persistent necrotizing pneumonia of the left lung following exchange transfusion for acute chest syndrome and hyper-hemolytic syndrome. INTERVENTIONS An endobronchial blocker was placed into the left main stem bronchus for lung isolation and application of continuous positive airway pressure to the left lung for 48 hrs. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS After 14 days of persistent atelectasis of the left lung despite thorascopic decortication and multiple bronchoscopies, our patient had substantial lung aeration within 48 hrs of continuous positive airway pressure applied via the endobronchial blocker. Lung resection was avoided and the patient was successfully extubated 2 days after removal of the blocker. CONCLUSIONS This case report demonstrates a therapeutic application of prolonged lung isolation and differential ventilation in a patient with an airway too small for commercially available double-lumen endotracheal tubes. The apparent success of this intervention suggests the feasibility of selective ventilation in pediatric patients and highlights a novel application of the bronchial blocker.
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- Ken M Brady
- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Anantham D, Jagadesan R, Tiew PEC. Clinical review: Independent lung ventilation in critical care. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2005; 9:594-600. [PMID: 16356244 PMCID: PMC1414047 DOI: 10.1186/cc3827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Independent lung ventilation (ILV) can be classified into anatomical and physiological lung separation. It requires either endobronchial blockade or double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation. Endobronchial blockade or selective double-lumen tube ventilation may necessitate temporary one lung ventilation. Anatomical lung separation isolates a diseased lung from contaminating the non-diseased lung. Physiological lung separation ventilates each lung as an independent unit. There are some clear indications for ILV as a primary intervention and as a rescue ventilator strategy in both anatomical and physiological lung separation. Potential pitfalls are related to establishing and maintaining lung isolation. Nevertheless, ILV can be used in the intensive care setting safely with a good understanding of its limitations and potential complications.
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- Devanand Anantham
- Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, 169608, Singapore.
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A ventilação seletiva consiste em ventilar um pulmão mecanicamente enquanto o outro é ocluído ou exposto ao ar ambiente. Essa técnica permite visualizar as estruturas intratorácicas e, assim, fornecer excelentes condições cirúrgicas. Todo o volume corrente é administrado apenas para um único pulmão. Entretanto, este procedimento está associado à redução da pressão parcial arterial de oxigênio, principalmente em pacientes com comprometimento pulmonar prévio, por diminuição na superfície da área de troca gasosa e perda da auto-regulação pulmonar normal. Sendo assim, a manutenção da oxigenação e a eliminação de gás carbônico adequadas representam o maior desafio durante o manejo da ventilação seletiva. Preconiza-se que o pulmão dependente seja ventilado com um volume corrente similar àquele utilizado para ventilar ambos os pulmões na ventilação mecânica convencional, além de altas frações inspiradas de oxigênio. Entretanto, vários outros métodos vêm sendo propostos a fim de minimizar a hipoxemia durante a ventilação seletiva: conferir o correto posicionamento do tubo de duplo-lúmen, uso de pressão positiva ao final da expiração, pressão contínua nas vias aéreas, uso de óxido nítrico, ventilação de alta freqüência e recrutamento alveolar. O manejo da ventilação seletiva continua sendo um desafio à prática clínica.
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Dedrick DL, Brown LK, Mapel DW. A 47-year-old woman with wheezing and respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional ventilatory modalities. Chest 2002; 121:1688-91. [PMID: 12006462 DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.5.1688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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- David L Dedrick
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA
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Powerful explosions have the potential to inflict many different types of injuries on victims, some of which may be initially occult. Flying debris and high winds commonly cause conventional blunt and penetrating trauma. Injuries caused by blast pressures alone result from complex interactions on living tissues. Interfaces between tissues of different densities or those between tissues and trapped air result in unique patterns of organ damage. These challenge out-of-hospital personnel, emergency physicians, and trauma surgeons to specifically seek evidence of these internal injuries in individuals with multiple trauma, adjust management considerations to avoid exacerbation of life-threatening problems caused by the blast wave itself, and ensure appropriate disposition of these patients in possible mass-casualty situations. Knowledge of the potential mechanisms of injury, early signs and symptoms, and natural courses of these problems will greatly aid the management of blast-injured patients.
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- J M Wightman
- Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA.
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Almodovar MC, Laussen PC, Roth SJ. Synchronized independent lung ventilation in palliated congenital heart disease with variable sources of pulmonary blood flow. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2000; 1:79-83. [PMID: 12813292 DOI: 10.1097/00130478-200007000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: Presentation of two patient studies demonstrating the use of synchronized independent lung ventilation in the management of acute respiratory failure in patients with complex palliated congenital heart disease and variable sources of pulmonary blood flow. DESIGN: Clinical course of two patients. SETTING: Cardiac intensive care unit in a tertiary care, university-affiliated pediatric teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Patient 1 was a 22-yr-old woman with a single ventricle and right lung blood flow supplied by a classic Glenn shunt and left lung blood flow through a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt. Patient 2 was a 12-yr-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot and complete common atrioventricular canal defect with right lung blood flow supplied by a classic Glenn shunt and left lung blood flow supplied by the right ventricle. Both patients presented with acute, left-sided lung disease and hypoxemia. INTERVENTIONS: We used selective bronchial intubation via a double-lumen tracheal tube with a bronchial extension for synchronized independent lung ventilation to permit high-pressure ventilation of the abnormal left lung low-pressure ventilation of the normal right lung supplied by a Glenn shunt. Inhaled nitric oxide was administered to both patients and continued in one when improved oxygenation was observed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Serial arterial blood gas measurements, mechanical indices of pulmonary function, and chest radiographs were closely followed. Synchronized independent lung ventilation contributed to improvements in systemic arterial blood oxygenation and alveolar ventilation allowing resumption of conventional ventilation in both patients. No adverse effects related to bronchial tube placement or maintenance occurred. CONCLUSION: Independent lung ventilation is an effective means of isolating the two lungs for differential ventilation, as well as the selective delivery of inhaled medications. In patients with unilateral lung disease and a Glenn shunt supplying the unaffected lung, selective lung ventilation allows aggressive treatment of the abnormal lung while optimizing flow through the Glenn shunt to maximize effective pulmonary blood flow, systemic oxygenation, and hemodynamics.
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- M C Almodovar
- Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Almodovar and Roth) and Anesthesia (Dr. Laussen), Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Jantz MA, Sahn SA. Pleural Disease in the Intensive Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med 2000. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.2000.00063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jantz MA, Sahn SA. Pleural Disease in the Intensive Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med 2000. [DOI: 10.1177/088506660001500201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pleural disease itself is an unusual cause for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Pleural complications of diseases and procedures in the ICU are common, however, and the impact on respiratory physiology is additive to that of the underlying cardiopulmonary disease. Pleural effusion and pneumothorax may be overlooked in the critically ill patient due to alterations in radiologic appearance in the supine patient. The development of a pneumothorax in a patient in the ICU represents a potentially life-threatening situation. This article reviews the etiologies, pathophysiology, and management of pleural effusion, pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, and bronchopleural fistula in the critically ill patient. In addition, we review the potential complications of thoracentesis and chest tube thoracostomy, including re-expansion pulmonary edema.
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- Michael A. Jantz
- From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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Severe ULD presents a challenge in ventilator management because of the marked asymmetry in the mechanics of the two lungs. The asymmetry may result from significant decreases or increases in the compliance of the involved lung. Traditional ventilator support may fail to produce adequate gas exchange in these situations and has the potential to cause further deterioration. Fortunately, conventional techniques can be safely and effectively applied in the majority of cases without having to resort to less familiar and potentially hazardous forms of support. In those circumstances when conventional ventilation is unsuccessful in restoring adequate gas exchange, lateral positioning and ILV have proved effective at improving and maintaining gas exchange. Controlled trials to guide clinical decision making are lacking. In patients who have processes associated with decreased compliance in the involved lung, lateral positioning may be a simple method of improving gas exchange but is associated with many practical limitations. ILV in these patients is frequently successful when differential PEEP is applied with the higher pressure to the involved lung. In patients in whom the pathology results in distribution of ventilation favoring the involved lung, particularly BPF, ILV can be used to supply adequate support while minimizing flow through the fistula and allowing it to close. The application of these techniques should be undertaken with an understanding of the pathophysiology of the underlying process; the reported experience with these techniques, including indications and successfully applied methods; and the potential problems encountered with their use. Fortunately, these modalities are infrequently required, but they provide a critical means of support when conventional techniques fail.
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- A R Thomas
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona/Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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