CONTINUOUS POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EIGHT CASES OF ACUTE PULMONARY OEDEMA
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- 1 October 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 45 (10) , 1070-1074
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/45.10.1070
Abstract
The blood-gas and circulatory effects of continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPPV) were studied in eight patients with acute pulmonary oedema. In four cases, an end-expiratory pressure of +10 cm H2O led to a marked reduction of the alveolar/arterial oxygen tension difference. In two further cases, it was necessary to increase the end-expiratory pressure to +15 cm H2O and +20 cm H2O respectively to obtain a similar improvement. In the remaining two cases, CPPV was ineffective.Keywords
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