Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on acoustic wave propagation in experimental porcine lung injury

Autor: Jukka Räsänen, Michael E. Nemergut, Noam Gavriely
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 35:134-141
ISSN: 1475-0961
Popis: Summary To evaluate the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on sound propagation through injured lungs, we injected a multifrequency broad-band sound signal into the airway of eight anesthetized, intubated and mechanically ventilated pigs, while recording transmitted sound at three locations bilaterally on the chest wall. Oleic acid injections effected a severe pulmonary oedema predominately in the dependent lung regions, with an average increase in venous admixture from 19 ± 15 to 59 ± 14% (P
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