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CME Module 13: Management of One-Lung Ventilation

 

Summary

 

Recent advances in anesthetic agents, equipment and monitoring for lung isolation and techniques of one-lung ventilation have improved the safety and reliability of one-lung anesthesia for thoracic surgery. Also, our understanding of the respiratory physiology of OLV has evolved. This has helped us to identify in advance those patients who are more likely to suffer intra-operative hypoxemia and in turn to individualize strategies that will be of benefit to the patient, such as applying PEEP to the ventilated lung. In addition, ventilation parameters must be individualized for each patient depending on the pathophysiology of the underlying lung disease. Finally, all anesthesiologists must ensure that strategies to avoid and treat hypoxemia are a crucial part of the anesthetic care.

References

Attention: re Mainport Credits

All modules are now accredited under SECTION 3. After completing the module log onto the RCPSC Mainport site (website link) and choose from the drop down menus:

Section 3: Self-assessment program

Domain: Anesthesiology

SAP Name: Anesthesia Online.

 Please Note: You are required to complete the examination and evaluation for this module before logging into the RCPSC Mainport site.

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