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1466218

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
In 11 patients with impaired respiratory function after coronary artery revascularization surgery, thoracic computed tomography (TCT) and cardiopulmonary profile were obtained. The patients were haemodynamically stable without clinical or radiological signs of lung oedema. Oxygenation was reduced in all patients (alveolo-arterial PO2-difference (PA-aO2) = 37.3 +/- 10.39 kPa, venous admixture (QVA/QT) = 26.4 +/- 4.4%) during mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP = 5 cmH2O) (0.5 kPa). TCT-scan analysis revealed considerable amounts of crest-shaped bilateral densities in dependent lung regions. There were no differences between the right and left hemithorax. Atelectatic lung tissues were defined as areas presenting with attenuation values of -200 to +20 Hounsfield Units. The magnitude of non-ventilated areas correlated with QVA/QT (r = 0.875, P < or = 0.01), but not with the duration of either extracorporeal circulation, surgical procedure or general anaesthesia. It is concluded that atelectasis in dependent lung areas contributes to impaired gas exchange after cardiac surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0001-5172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
800-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Gas exchange impairment and pulmonary densities after cardiac surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universiät Münster, FRG.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article