title: Transesophageal Echo-doppler evaluation of the hemodynamic effects of positive-pressure ventilation after coronary artery surgery.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography was used to extend knowledge about the impact of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation on right and left ventricular function and right ventricular impedance. At 20 cmH2O PEEP, a progressive increase of right ventricular end-diastolic area was seen (27%) that coincided with a reduction of early left ventricular filling velocity (25%) across the mitral valve, and a decrease of both pulmonary artery flow velocity (end-expiration 27% and end-inspiration 42%) and time-velocity index (end-inspiration 25%). As these changes were not accompanied by a change of the fractional area of contraction, the increase of the right ventricular diameter might be explained by right ventricular compensation due to an imbalance between augmented right ventricular impedance and reduced venous return.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Poelaert
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Koolen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Everaert
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Visser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology*; D002306:Cardiac Volume / Q000502:physiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*