Driving Pressure and Normalized Energy Transmission Calculations in Mechanically Ventilated Children Without Lung Disease and Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome*

CONCLUSIONS: Driving pressure is the variable that better discriminates pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome from nonpediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome in children than the calculations derived from the equation of motion, even when indexed by ideal body weight. Unindexed mechanical power was useless to differentiate against both groups. Future studies should determine the threshold for variables of the energy dissipated by the lungs and their association with clinical outcomes.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research