Marraro G
Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, L. Mandic Hospital, Merate, Italy.
Crit Care Clin. 1992 Jan;8(1):131-45.
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.
