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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:412-413
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Oxidative stress and one-lung ventilation

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, 4815 Liberty Ave, Ste 158, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States

Received 28 March 2006; accepted 1 May 2006.

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Key Words: Lung—basic science • Anesthesia

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I read with great interest the paper by Misthos et al. [1]. In this prospective, nonrandomized report, the authors examine the effects of the duration of one-lung ventilation (OLV) on the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a surrogate for oxidative stress. MDA levels were significantly higher . . . [Full Text of this Article]