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01.03.2000 | Meeting abstract
Effects of artificial changes in chest wall compliance on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in patients with acute lung injury (ALI)
verfasst von:
N Bottino, M Panigada, D Chiumello, P Pelosi, L Gattinoni
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 1/2000
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Excerpt
In ALI patients, the prone position induces a decrease in chest wall compliance significantly correlated with oxygenation improvement. We studied the effects on respiratory mechanics and oxygenation of artificial change of chest wall compliance (obtained positioning a 10 kg `sand bag' (SB) upon the upper thorax) in 11 supine mechanically ventilated ALI patients (volume control mode, PEEP=14± 3 cmH2O, i.e., 2-5 cmH2O above the PV curve inflection point (`Pflex PEEP'), VT=556± 137 ml, RR=17± 4 br/min, VE=9.1± 1.3 L/min, FiO2=80± 22%). …