Association of elastic power in mechanical ventilation with the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mechanical power (MP) is the total energy released into the entire respiratory system per minute which mainly comprises three components: elastic static power, Elastic dynamic power and resistive power. However, the energy to overcome resistance to the gas flow is not the key factor in causing lung injury, but the elastic power (EP) which generates the baseline stretch of the lung fibers and overcomes respiratory system elastance may be closely related to the ARDS severity. Thus, this study aimed to investigate whether EP is superior to other ventilator variables for predicting the severity of lung injury in ARDS patients.

Methods

We retrieved patient data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database. The retrieved data involved ad

SUBMITTER: Xie Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763103 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature