Positional hypoxaemia following post-traumatic pulmonary insufficiency
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 24 (3), 346-352
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03005107
Abstract
The effect of body position on ventilatory function was evaluated in a patient with unilateral lung disease. The patient’s pulmonary dynamics were examined in the supine, right, and left decubitus positions under conditions of positive pressure ventilation with zero end-expiratory pressure (ZEEP) and 5 cm H2O (0.9 kPa) positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP). When the patient was positioned so that the “diseased” lung was dependent, there was a marked decrease in Pao2 and increase in venous admixture when compared to the values in the supine position. These changes were relatively greater in the ZEEP, than the PEEP situation. When the “diseased” lung was not dependent, there was an increase in Pao2 and a decrease in venous admixture. This was most pronounced when PEEP was applied. Changes in body position may result in clinically significant alterations in pulmonary gas exchange, especially in patients with pre-existing pulmonary dysfunction. Nous avons pu étudier les effets de la posture sur la fonction respiratoire chez un malade présentant une atteinte pulmonaire unilatérale (pneumothorax avec collapsus complet ďun poumon). La dynamique pulmonaire de ce malade a été étudiée en décubitus dorsal, en décubitus latéral gauche et latéral droit, et ceci en respiration contrôlée avec pression de zéro en fin ôexpiration (ZEEP) ou une pression positive de 5 cm fin ďexpiration (PEEP). En décubitus latéral, lorsque le poumon malade était en position inférieure, on observait une diminution marquée de Pao2 et une élévation du shunt par rapport au décubitus dorsal. Ces changements étaient plus grands lorsque ľon n’utilisait pas la PEEP. Par contre, lorsque le poumon malade était en position supérieure, on constatait une élévation de la Pao2 et une diminution du shunt, modifications qui étaient plus prononcées si ľon utilisait la PEEP. Les changements de position peuvent influencer de façon significative les échanges gazeux pulmonaires, surtout en présence de pathologic pulmonaire.Keywords
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