Open AccessFunctional residual capacity tool: A practical method to assess lung volume changes during pulmonary complications in mechanically ventilated patients
Author(s) -
Sargoor R. Veena,
Sudeep Palepu,
Rao Gs,
VJ Ramesh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.74175
Subject(s) - medicine , functional residual capacity , residual volume , lung volumes , intensive care medicine , residual , lung , volume (thermodynamics) , anesthesia , algorithm , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics
In this report, we describe a patient in whom we used a functional residual capacity (FRC) tool available on a critical care ventilator to identify the loss of lung volume associated with pulmonary complications and increase in FRC with the application of a recruitment maneuver. The case report underlines the utility of the FRC tool in rapid visualization of the lung volume changes and the effects of application of corrective strategies in patients receiving mechanical ventilation.