Why the study?
Does mechanical lung inflation improve left ventricular stroke volume in mechanically ventilated septic patients?
Population
31 septic patients mechanically ventilated in controlled mode
Comparison
Mechanical lung inflation (tidal ventilation) vs End deflation/expiration
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May transiently support LV filling via inflation in ventilated sepsis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does mechanical lung inflation improve left ventricular stroke volume in mechanically ventilated septic patients?
Mechanical lung inflation during controlled ventilation in septic patients transiently improves left ventricular stroke volume primarily by increasing left ventricular filling.
Vieillard‐Baron et al. (2003) studied this question.
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