Inverse ratio ventilation in a 6-year-old with severe post-traumatic adult respiratory distress syndrome.
We successfully employed inverse ratio ventilation on a 6-year-old multiple trauma victim with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome after conventional ventilation modes using volume ventilation with high positive peak inspiratory pressure and PEEP had failed to improve oxygenation.
Greaves
T H
TH
Department of Anesthesia, Valley Children's Hospital, Fresno, CA 93703.
Cramolini
G M
GM
Walker
D H
DH
Airola
V M
VM
Parks
S
S
Hodge
D
D
Birek
A
A
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*