Single-lung ventilation (SLV) during thoracic surgery causes important cardiopulmonary disturbances. Absolute cerebral oximetry was used to determine the incidence and magnitude of the decrease in cerebral oxygen saturation (Sct(o(2))) in patients undergoing SLV during thoracic surgery.
Department of Anaesthesiology, ITAG (Intelligent Technology in Anaesthesia Group), Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Canada H3G 1B7.