Critical Care Medicine · 1989 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineEmergency MedicineTrauma Critical CareVentilationVentilator ManagementAcute Lung InjuryAcute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome VentilationLung-protective VentilationMechanical VentilationRespiratory Distress SyndromeAdult Respiratory Distress SyndromeConventional Ventilation ModesInverse Ratio VentilationMechanical Ventilation In TraumaPeep During Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeRespiratory Distress Syndrome VentilationRespiratory Support In TraumaVolume Support Ventilation
We successfully employed inverse ratio ventilation on a 6-year-old multiple trauma victim with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome after conventional ventilation modes using volume ventilation with high positive peak inspiratory pressure and PEEP had failed to improve oxygenation.