Hemodynamic effects of different modes of mechanical ventilation in acute cardiac and pulmonary failure: an experimental study

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 22; no. 10; p. 1624
• Main Authors: Zobel, G, Dacar, D, Rödl, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1994
• Subjects: Animals; Cross-Over Studies; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Heart Arrest - therapy; Hemodynamics; High-Frequency Jet Ventilation; High-Frequency Ventilation; Male; Prospective Studies; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy; Swine

To determine the hemodynamic effects of four different modes of mechanical ventilation in an animal model of acute cardiac and pulmonary failure. Prospective, randomized, crossover design. University research laboratory. Twelve piglets weighing 10 to 16 kg. The experimental protocol consisted of thr...