Independent lung ventilation: Implementation strategies and review of literature

Table 2 Criteria favoring transitioning from double lumen tube to single lumen tube[11,31]

Near complete or complete resolution of the disease process- clinically or radiologically

Difference in tidal volume between the two lungs < 100 cc

Difference in compliance between the two lungs < 20%

Difference in end tidal carbon dioxide concentration between the two lungs < 20%