Continuous positive pressure ventilation in children with bronchopneumonia.
The application of a small end-expiratory pressure of 5 cmH2O to the assisted ventilation of nineteen children (mean age 19 months) with bronchopneumonia was compared with intermittent positive pressure ventilation. Within 1 h of introducing continuous positive pressure ventilation the alveolar-to-arterial oxygen gradient was reduced in most patients, with an increase in functional residual capacity and a decrease in total pulmonary blood shunt. Physiological dead space was also reduced, a feature not observed in other studies, and the significance of this finding is discussed. The use of continuous positive pressure ventilation in broncho-pulmonary infection was shown to be effective even at small pressures, and can be recommended especially for patients requiring long-term ventilation.
D000367:Age Factors; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
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