The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 613-618 , September 2007

Effects of head-down tilt on intrapulmonary shunt fraction and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position

  • Yong Seon Choi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sou Ouk Bang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Jae Kwang Shim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Kyung Young Chung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
    • ,
  • Young Lan Kwak, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Yonsei Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Yong Woo Hong, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Yonsei Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yong Woo Hong, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, Seoul, South Korea, 120-725.

Received 24 February 2007 ,Revised 24 April 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.018

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 613-618 , September 2007

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