The influence of positive-pressure ventilation on cardiovascular function in the critically ill.
In this review, the various interactions between heart and lung that occur during positive-pressure ventilation are contrasted with spontaneous ventilation. Based on this analysis, appropriate ventilator management directed at optimizing oxygen delivery to the tissues can be employed in the treatment of the critically ill.
D002302:Cardiac Output; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods