Thoracic surgery may be greatly facilitated by isolating one lung from the other, or by
causing selective atelectasis of the lung being operated on (one-lung ventilatiodanesthesia …

The pulmonary circulation responds to acute hypoxia with increases in pulmonary artery
pressure and vascular resistance. This acute hypoxic pressor response (AHPR) is a unique …

Rat lungs were ventilated and perfused at a constant rate in vitro. The maximal hypoxic
pulmonary vasoconstrictor (HPV) response was recorded by measuring the pulmonary …

Investigations during the last two decades have revealed a tendency to impaired pulmonary
gas exchange in patients during general anesthesia. In the awake state, arterial hypoxemia …

Background Contradictory results have been reported in previous studies investigating the
effect of isoflurane on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction by indirect approaches. The …

Recent investigations have revealed that intravenous anesthetics, including fentanyl, do not
reduce the pulmonary vasoconstrictor response to alveolar hypoxia. In contrast, the …

Impaired pulmonary gas exchange resulting in arterial hypoxemia is frequently observed in
patients during general anesthesia. Recent animal investigations have revealed that …

In the present and subsequent volumes of this book, critical coverage of the literature will be
combined with the fruits of original and highly relevant research carried out by Dr. DM …

The mechanism which normally affects distribution of blood flow through unventilated areas
of the lung is hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction; this acts to divert the blood to well …

THE lung is a large organ (over 30 cm in height, in man) perfused with blood at a relatively
low pressure. Thus the influence of gravity on the distribution of blood flow and ventilation is …