Recruitment Maneuvers & PEEP in the Morbidly Obese
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Jon-Emile S. Kenny [@heart_lung] A recent study of applied respiratory physiology in the mechanically-ventilated, obese patient was published. The ubiquitous focus on lung protective ventilation with “low” [physiological] lung volumes, and low plateau pressure may leave the obese patient susceptible to respiratory embarrassment. Excess abdominal and chest wall weight affect each of the following:
Recruitment Maneuvers & PEEP in the Morbidly Obese
Recruitment Maneuvers & PEEP in the Morbidly…
Recruitment Maneuvers & PEEP in the Morbidly Obese
Jon-Emile S. Kenny [@heart_lung] A recent study of applied respiratory physiology in the mechanically-ventilated, obese patient was published. The ubiquitous focus on lung protective ventilation with “low” [physiological] lung volumes, and low plateau pressure may leave the obese patient susceptible to respiratory embarrassment. Excess abdominal and chest wall weight affect each of the following: