title: Low-compliance, volume-controlled, high-frequency positive-pressure ventilation versus conventional ventilation during coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Low-compliance, volume-controlled, high-frequency positive-pressure ventilation (HFPPV) was compared to conventional intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (IPPV) immediately before and after surgery in a series of ten patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Direct and indirect hemodynamic and respiratory variables were recorded and calculated. All patients were adequately ventilated with either HFPPV or IPPV. No significant differences in hemodynamic stability were noted either before or after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Airway pressures were lowered significantly by HFPPV as compared to IPPV. This may be useful in cases in which increased airway pressure might be harmful due to decreased venous return and cardiac output (CO).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-7838, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swartzman
authors.forename: U H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Sjostrand
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008170:Lung Compliance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged