Changes in ventilation distribution during general anesthesia measured with EIT in mechanically ventilated small children

• Published in: BMC anesthesiology Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 118
• Main Authors: Clasen, Dorothea, Winter, Isabel, Rietzler, Stephan, Wolf, Gerhard K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.04.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Anesthesia, General - adverse effects; ARDS; Atelectasis; Child; Children; EIT; Elective surgery; Electric Impedance; Electrodes; General anesthesia; Guardians; Humans; Informed consent; Lung; Lung diseases; Lungs; Measurement; Pediatrics; Pressure; Pulmonary Atelectasis; Regions; Respiration; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Surgery; Tomography; Tomography - methods; Ventilation; Ventilation distribution; Vital signs; Germany; EIT; Pediatrics; General anesthesia; GI; Ventilation distribution; ARDS

Atelectasis during general anesthesia is a risk for perioperative complications. EIT measurements were performed in mechanically ventilated healthy children during elective surgery to demonstrate the changes in ventilation distribution during general anesthesia. The ventilation distribution was quan...