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  • Title: Asynchronous independent lung ventilation. Its use in the treatment of acute unilateral lung disease.
    Author: Stow PJ, Grant I.
    Journal: Anaesthesia; 1985 Feb; 40(2):163-6. PubMed ID: 3977033.
    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.
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