Postural lung recruitment assessed by lung ultrasound in mechanically ventilated children.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Atelectasis is a common finding in mechanically ventilated children with healthy lungs. This lung collapse cannot be overcome using standard levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and thus for only individualized lung recruitment maneuvers lead to satisfactory therapeutic results. In this short communication, we demonstrate by lung ultrasound images (LUS) the effect of a postural recruitment maneuver (P-RM, i.e., a ventilatory strategy aimed at reaerating atelectasis by changing body position under constant ventilation). RESULTS:Data was collected in the operating room of the Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina. Three anesthetized children undergoing mechanical ventilation at constant settings were sequentially subjected to the following two maneuv

SUBMITTER: Tusman G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640559 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature