Comparison of two ventilation modes in post-cardiac surgical patients

Background: The cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-associated atelectasis accounted for most of the marked post-CPB increase in shunt and hypoxemia. We hypothesized that pressure-regulated volume-control (PRVC) modes having a distinct theoretical advantage over pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) by pro...

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Main Authors: Aloka Samantaray, Nathan Hemanth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2011;volume=5;issue=2;spage=173;epage=178;aulast=Samantaray