title: Asynchronous independent lung ventilation. Its use in the treatment of acute unilateral lung disease.
abstract: The use of asynchronous independent lung ventilation is described in a patient presenting with acute respiratory failure due to a severe unilateral pneumonia. A polyvinyl chloride (Portex) double-lumen tube was inserted through a tracheostomy and the lungs ventilated independently using a combination of a Cape ventilator and a Servo 900B ventilator.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000150:complications; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*