Oesophageal balloon positioning by echocardiography to guide positive pressure ventilation

Autor: Karim Bendjelid, Marco Betello, Raphaël Giraud
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of clinical monitoring and computing (2021)
Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
ISSN: 1387-1307
Popis: Understanding the respiratory mechanics of ARDS patients is crucial to avoid ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), and this is much more challenging if not only lung compliance is altered but the whole compliance of the respiratory system is abnormal, as in obese patients. We face this problem daily in the ICU, and to optimize ventilation, we estimate respiratory mechanics using an oesophageal balloon. The balloon position is crucial to assess reliable values. In the present technical note, we describe the use of echocardiography to confirm the correct position of this instrument.
Databáze: OpenAIRE