Incidence and prognostic value of right ventricular failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome
β Scribed by David Osman; Xavier Monnet; Vincent Castelain; Nadia Anguel; Josiane Warszawski; Jean-Louis Teboul; Christian Richard; for the French Pulmonary Artery Catheter Study Group
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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## Summary This prospective audit of incidence and outcome of the acute respiratory distress syndrome was conducted as part of the national audit of intensive care practice in Scotland. All patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in 23 adult intensive care units were identified using the
Eight patients mechanically ventilated for acute respiratory failure were submitted to increasing levels of PEEP, from 0 to 15 cm H2O. Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and end-diastolic volume index (RVEDVI) were measured using the fast response thermistor Swan-Ganz catheter. PEEP induced