Open AccessPositive end-expiratory pressure attenuates positional effect after thoracotomy
Author(s) -
Lan Cui,
Hsian-He Hsu,
Chin-Pyng Wu,
Shih-Chun Lee,
Chung-Kan Peng,
Hung Chang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.128860
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , positive end expiratory pressure , anesthesia , cardiology , mechanical ventilation
Thoracotomy is a common procedure. However, thoracotomy leads to lung atelectasis and deteriorates pulmonary gas exchange in operated side. Therefore, different positions with operated side lowermost or uppermost may lead to different gas exchange after thoracotomy. Besides, PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure) influence lung atelectasis and should influence gas exchange.