Novel method of transpulmonary pressure measurement with an air-filled esophageal catheter.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a strong rationale for proposing transpulmonary pressure-guided protective ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. The reference esophageal balloon catheter method requires complex in vivo calibration, expertise and specific material order. A simple, inexpensive, accurate and reproducible method of measuring esophageal pressure would greatly facilitate the measure of transpulmonary pressure to individualize protective ventilation in the intensive care unit.

Results

We propose an air-filled esophageal catheter method without balloon, using a disposable catheter that allows reproducible esophageal pressure measurements. We use a 49-cm-long 10 Fr thin suction catheter, positioned in the lower-third of the esophagus and connected to an air-filled

SUBMITTER: Massion PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8445653 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature