Open AccessRoles of Electrical Impedance Tomography in Determining a Lung Protective Strategy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019
Author(s) -
Toru Kotani,
Atsuko Shono
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jma journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2433-3298
pISSN - 2433-328X
DOI - 10.31662/jmaj.2021-0014
Subject(s) - electrical impedance tomography , medicine , acute respiratory distress , lung , coronavirus , disease , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , respiratory distress , ventilation (architecture) , cardiology , pathology , immunology , tomography , radiology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , thermodynamics
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is noninvasive and can be used at the bedside for real-time evaluation to identify ventilation distribution of infected lungs. This review briefly describes the basic principle of EIT and summarizes the latest findings on its potential contribution to lung protective strategies in coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Additionally, experimental approaches for detecting the distribution of pulmonary blood flow in coronavirus disease 2019 patients are presented. The findings underscore the role of EIT in determining lung protective strategies for coronavirus disease 2019-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.