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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 1/2009

01-01-2009 | Experimental

The assessment of regional lung mechanics with electrical impedance tomography: a pilot study during recruitment manoeuvres

Authors: Caroline A. Grant, John F. Fraser, Kimble R. Dunster, Andreas Schibler

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Objective

The purpose of lung recruitment manoeuvres is to open collapsed lung regions, improve gas exchange and optimise regional lung mechanics. This study investigates the efficacy of recruitment manoeuvres for improving regional ventilation distribution as characterised using electrical impedance tomography (EIT).

Design, subjects, interventions

A ventilated ovine smoke inhalation lung injury model was used. Respiratory mechanics and regional filling capacity of the lung were measured using EIT pre- and post- recruitment and compared to a control group.

Measurements

EIT, expressed as the time course relation of the regional versus the global impedance change, measured the regional filling capacities of the lung.

Main results

After smoke inhalation injury, the dependent lung showed a significantly larger area of collapse and a reduced filling capacity compared to the non-dependent lung. After recruitment the ventilated volume increased and the dependent lung showed improved respiratory mechanics, whereas the non-dependent lung was more likely to be hyper-inflated during tidal breathing.

Conclusions

Lung recruitment manoeuvres have a significant impact on regional lung mechanics and individual measurement of ventilation distribution using EIT may assist to improve ventilatory management.
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Metadata
Title
The assessment of regional lung mechanics with electrical impedance tomography: a pilot study during recruitment manoeuvres
Authors
Caroline A. Grant
John F. Fraser
Kimble R. Dunster
Andreas Schibler
Publication date
01-01-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1324-0

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