title: Cardiac performance in response to PEEP in patients with cardiac dysfunction.
abstract: The effect of PEEP on cardiac performance was evaluated in 21 patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Twenty-three data sets were divided into three groups according to pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP). In three of four group A data sets (PAWP = 12 mm Hg), cardiac output (CO) decreased when PEEP was added. In four of six group B data sets (PAWP = 14-18 mm Hg) and in 12 of 13 group C data sets (PAWP less than or equal to 19 mm Hg), CO increased with addition of PEEP. In group C, the mean increase in CO was 500 ml/min, and the mean level of best PEEP was 3.9 cm H2O. When PAWP exceeded 18 mm Hg, PEEP was safe and in many instances augmented CO.
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen