Effects of OLV preconditioning and postconditioning on lung injury in thoracotomy

Objective: To observe the effects of intermittent one-lung ventilation (OLV) before and after surgery on the inflammatory cytokines and biomarkers of oxidative stress in serum of lung cancer patients undergoing open thoracotomy. Methods: Between June 2011 to March 2012, 80 patients undergoing lobect...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Da Cheng, Yang Gao, Heng Zhang, Chao-Jun Duan, Chun-Fang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958413000936