Positive end-expiratory pressure

In the article, “Compressive Forces and Computed Topography-derived Positive End-expiratory Pressure in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome” (Cressoni et al. 2014), the researchers' hypothesis was that there was a direct correlation between lung recruitability and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). This would validate the prevailing notion that higher PEEP is only for patients with higher lung recruitability. Previous studies have led to advancements in the field such as the switch from optimal gas exchange to lung protection (Lachmann 1994) and that the optimum PEEP level should avoid lung damage through intratidal opening and closing (Carioni et al. 2010). The study was influenced by previous findings (Phoenix et al. 2009) (Chiumello et al. 2014) that a higher PEEP might be more advantageous for patients with higher lung recruitability. Method…

methods of helping ventilate or fix an oxygenation issue to prevent the need for an artificial airway. Traditionally you will find a lot of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in your standard special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit, to help give…

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The device incorporates a micro-valve embedded into an adhesive strip, that when placed over the nostrils allows unrestricted airflow into the oropharynx on inspiration and creates resistance to flow during exhalation.6 The amount of EPAP produced is a product of the expiratory flow and degree of resistance present. The purpose of this bench evaluation was to define the amount of EPAP produced by the TheraventTM under varying flow…

Nitric oxide can be administered by a few different ways. When a patient is on a ventilator, nitric oxide is nebulized on the inspiratory cycle. Nitric oxide can also be given by a facemask or even a nasal cannula. The normal ranges for nitric oxide is 1 – 80 parts per million. High levels of nitric oxide can be very harmful and may even cause death, pulmonary edema or methemoglobinemia. A high concentration would be considered to be between 5,000 and 20,000 ppm. The length of time that…

1.Introduction COPD is the common chronic disease with the high rate of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that COPD will become the third leading cause of death in 2020.1 The most noticeable symptoms of this disease are productive cough, shortness of breath and limited exercise capacity. While the main obvious pathophysiological hallmark of COPD is Expiratory Flow limitation which causes acute dynamic lung hyperinflation, dyspnea is increasingly implicated as the primary symptom causes…

• Open lung biopsy in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients confirms the diagnosis of diffuse alveolar disease (DAD) typical of the condition 24 • lmmunocompromised hosts are especially susceptible to mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome (e.g., children who have undergone stem cell transplant)29 9 11 • Low volume mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure is primary therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome 15 • Ventilatory-induced lung injury (VILI)…

Chest trauma disrupts the structural integrity of the chest wall, and as a consequence may develop flail chest or rib fracture. A flail chest results when three or more ribs are fractured at two or more sites or when the ribs become disarticulated from their cartilage attachments with the sternum. The flail moves outward on exhalation which create an increase in pleural pressure and inward on inhalation. This abnormal movement is called paradoxical chest movement. Bony fragments from a fractured…

occasionally the ductus arteriosis might be a factor if it doesn’t close shortly after birth. A clinician will notice upon arrival to stabilize the patient that the infant will be tachypneic, retracting (abdominal and/or sternal), have inconsistent respirations, grunting, and might also exhibit nasal flaring. The first test that should be ordered is a chest x-ray. This is the main way that RDS is commonly diagnosed. The chest x-ray will most likely show a reticulogranular arrangement…

In addition intra-cranial pressure monitoring is mandatory in traumatic brain injury (TBI)…