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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Sep 2004
ReviewAirway pressure release ventilation and pediatrics: theory and practice.
- P Milo Frawley and Nader M Habashi.
- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, Room T3R69, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. pmfrawley@umm.edu
- Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2004 Sep 1;16(3):337-48, viii.
AbstractAirway pressure release ventilation (APRV) facilitates oxygenation and ventilation by maintaining an elevated baseline airway pressure similar to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). APRV differs from CPAP only by the addition of regular, brief release of airway pressure to facilitate carbon dioxide removal. The baseline pressure maintains a near continuous airway pressure to facilitate recruitment, improving ventilation and oxygenation. Pediatric patients who have recruitable lung disease may be well suited to the application of APRV.
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