title: Simultaneous independent lung ventilation in pediatric patients.
abstract: Current methods of ventilation do not allow adequate ventilation of the affected lungs in the presence of unilateral disease, e.g., unilateral atelectasis, diaphragmatic hernia, or lobar emphysema. Using a bilumen endotracheal tube and two independent ventilators, synchronized simultaneous independent lung ventilation (SILV) can be achieved. This technique provides a method of treating unilobar, unilateral, or multifocal lung disease effectively. This article describes the author's methodology and clinical experience with SILV.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, L. Mandic Hospital, Merate, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marraro
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000628:therapy; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000628:therapy; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000628:therapy; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D008170:Lung Compliance; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000628:therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000628:therapy; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*