The experience on acoustic monitoring in mechanically ventilated patients is limited [ 18, 19] and only preliminary investigations were conducted to assess changes in regional distribution of lung sound as a function of changes in mechanical ventilator setting [ 20, 21].
By measuring the TPP the mechanical ventilator settings could be set more individually with respect to lung and chest wall mechanical characteristics, which enables the identification of lung recruitment potential in relation to a potential risk of VILI.
Serial mechanical ventilator settings before and after ECMO and factors associated with survival were analyzed.
Mechanical ventilator settings were the same before and after recruitment.
*All variables are for eligible mechanical ventilator settings.
The mechanical ventilator was set on volume control mode with a tidal volume of 6 ml/kg predicted body weight (PBW), FiO2 of 1.0 and PEEP left unchanged.
Mechanical ventilator was set consecutively in three steps every 30 minutes (T0, T30, T60) by increasing the respiratory rate (RR) for MV of 8 l, 15 l, and 8 l, respectively.
It is difficult to estimate the daily consumption of a patient because of heterogeneity in the conditions of use (spontaneous or mechanical ventilation), ventilator settings (in the setting of mechanical ventilation) and duration of use.
Therefore, we should consider the possibility that mechanical ventilation per se, ventilator setting, and type of infusion become exacerbation factors for organ dysfunction after the renal IRI.
Mechanical ventilators used were Dräger, EvitaXL, and Dräger, Evita4.
