Recruitment maneuvers in the presence of pulmonary hypertension: Cardiorespiratory effects during experimental acute lung injury

Conclusion- RM did not affect cardiac work and output regardless of conditions. Moreover in concomitant ALI, PHT somehow counteracted the deleterious effects of RM on elastance and SvO2.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Doras, C., Le Guen, M., Petak, F., Habre, W. Tags: 4.1 Clinical Respiratory Physiology, Exercise and Functional Imaging Source Type: research