Lung transplantation is dependent on the availability of organs from suitable donors. Respiratory complications in potential lung donors contribute to a low proportion of organs proceeding to transplantation. Common donor mechanisms of death-chest trauma, aspiration, ventilator associated pneumonia, barotrauma...
Lung-protective ventilation implies opening the lungs with a RM (appropriate high alveolar pressures) and keeping the lungs open (with appropriate PEEP setting) [77]. The altered lung mechanics in the context of IAH may require higher than usual pressures to open airways and keep airways open ex...
My son is 8 months old born at 29 weeks and has been on the ventilator for a long time then shifted to CPAP. Then he was able to breathe without either but he got an infection and went back to the ventilator at PIP of 13 and PEEP of 5 and his oxygen need is 21%. Can we shif...
Based on the test and neuroligist evaluation of the sleep study my dr. is recommedning a bipap. I'm a little confused. I have no real issues with my cpap (maxed out at 20 liters and has been for several years). If both machines were maxed out at 20 liters, what good would a ...
The incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is high and still underappreciated by critical care physicians throughout the world. One in four to one in three patients will have IAH on admission, while one out of two will develop IAH within the fir