Current opinion in anaesthesiology
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Hypoxemia is considered to be the most important challenge during one-lung ventilation. Recent studies, however, have shown that one-lung ventilation can involve some lung damage and can therefore be per se a cause of hypoxemia. ⋯ Hypoxemia should always be considered as the most important challenge during one-lung ventilation. One should also keep in mind, however, that some ventilatory strategies can even be harmful.