Effect of change in tidal volume on left to right shunt across ventricular septal defect in children & #8211; A pilot study

Conclusion : Lower VT reduces the gradient across VSD, the pulmonary blood flow, and the peak airway pressure. Hence, ventilation with lower VT and higher respiratory rate maintaining adequate minute ventilation might be preferable in children with VSD. Further studies are required to confirm the findings of this pilot study.

Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology - August 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pravin Pathak Sambhunath Das Saurabh Kumar Gupta Suruchi Hasija Arindam Choudhury Parag Gharde Neeti Makhija Sandeep Chauhan Source Type: research