Improving lung compliance by external compression of the chest wall.
Crit Care
; 25(1): 264, 2021 07 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1331951
ABSTRACT
As exemplified by prone positioning, regional variations of lung and chest wall properties provide possibilities for modifying transpulmonary pressures and suggest that clinical interventions related to the judicious application of external pressure may yield benefit. Recent observations made in late-phase patients with severe ARDS caused by COVID-19 (C-ARDS) have revealed unexpected mechanical responses to local chest wall compressions over the sternum and abdomen in the supine position that challenge the clinician's assumptions and conventional bedside approaches to lung protection. These findings appear to open avenues for mechanism-defining research investigation with possible therapeutic implications for all forms and stages of ARDS.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lung Compliance
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Prone Position
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Crit Care
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13054-021-03700-8
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