INDEPENDENT LUNG VENTILATION WITH USE OF A DOUBLE-LUMEN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE FOR REFRACTORY HYPOXEMIA AND SHOCK COMPLICATING SEVERE UNILATERAL PNEUMONIA: A CASE REPORT

Independent lung ventilation with use of a double-lumen endotracheal tube for refractory hypoxemia and shock complicating severe unilateral pneumonia: A case report

Background: The indications for independent lung ventilation (ILV) in critical care settings have not been fully clarified, especially because extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is being used increasingly in cases of severe respiratory failure.Case report: A 90-year-old man presented with severe unilateral pneumonia, and despite conventiona

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