The Effect of Different I:E Ratio on Gas Exchange of Patients Undergoing One-lung Ventilation for Lung Surgery

Gas Exchange, Inverse-ratio Ventilation, Lung Cancer, One Lung Ventilation

one lung ventilation, gas exchange, inverse-ratio ventilation

Pulmonary gas exchange disturbance is a common anesthetic problem during one-lung ventilation (OLV) for thoracic surgery. The inverse-ratio ventilation (IRV), which prolongs the inspiratory time greater than expiratory time, can be applied for adult respiratory distress syndrome. The effect of IRV is to improve gas-exchange status by increasing mean airway pressure and alveolar recruitment. We tried to evaluate the effect of IRV during OLV with lung protective strategy.

Pulmonary gas exchange disturbance is a common anesthetic problem during one-lung ventilation (OLV) for thoracic surgery. Continuous positive airway pressure or positive end-expiratory pressure are usually applied to improve this disorder including hypoxia, but these methods are not enough. The inverse-ratio ventilation (IRV), which prolongs the inspiratory time greater than expiratory time, can be applied for adult respiratory distress syndrome. The effect of IRV is to improve gas-exchange status by increasing mean airway pressure and alveolar recruitment. The application of IRV during OLV has not been performed to our knowledge, and there is a possibility of IRV to improve oxygenation during OLV. There is a possibility of increase of auto-PEEP, or air trapping in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but this kind of auto-PEEP can be overcome by external PEEP. Therefore, we tried to evaluate the effect of IRV during OLV with lung protective strategy.

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