Cardiopulmonary Effects of Matching Positive End-Expiratory Pressure to Abdominal Pressure in Concomitant Abdominal Hypertension and Acute Lung Injury

Juliana Roberta da Silva Almeida, Fábio Santana Machado, Guilherme Paula Pinto Schettino, Marcelo Park, Luciano César Pontes Azevedo

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2010 · 24 citations · 20 references

Abstract

Simultaneous IAH and ALI produce important impairments in the respiratory physiology. PEEP equalization to AP may improve the respiratory performance, nevertheless with a secondary hemodynamic derangement.

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