Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2021
Driving Pressure and Normalized Energy Transmission Calculations in Mechanically Ventilated Children Without Lung Disease and Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
To compare the new tools to evaluate the energy dissipated to the lung parenchyma in mechanically ventilated children with and without lung injury. We compared their discrimination capability between both groups when indexed by ideal body weight and driving pressure. ⋯ Driving pressure is the variable that better discriminates pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome from nonpediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome in children than the calculations derived from the equation of motion, even when indexed by ideal body weight. Unindexed mechanical power was useless to differentiate against both groups. Future studies should determine the threshold for variables of the energy dissipated by the lungs and their association with clinical outcomes.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2021
Editorial CommentA Sonographic Answer to "What Have They Been Feeding You?"