Airway pressure release ventilation as a recruitment maneuver in mechanically ventilated children with restrictive lung disease.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Restrictive lung disease is common in pediatric patients, leading to acute-on-chronic respiratory failure and the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. There is no consensus on lung recruitment maneuvers.

Objectives

To examine the use of airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) in patients with restrictive lung disease as an effective open-lung tool maneuver.

Methods

This single-center retrospective case series included patients with restrictive lung disease in a 28-bed pediatric intensive care unit from 2013 to 2024, who developed acute-on-chronic respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Inclusion criteria were ventilation for at least 48 h, with at least 24 h in APRV. Descriptive statistics were performed.

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SUBMITTER: Alqahtani MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12549264 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature