Clinical intensive care : international journal of critical & coronary care medicine
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Clin Intensive Care · Jan 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialHaemodynamic effects of pressure-controlled ventilation versus volume-controlled ventilation in patients submitted to cardiac surgery.
To compare the haemodynamic effects of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) with volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) in patients after cardiac surgery. ⋯ PC and VC ventilatory modes had comparable effects on patients with preserved or depressed cardiac output. Patients ventilated with PCV showed significantly higher values for cardiac index, a decreased SVR, as well as significantly lower values for inspiratory pressure when compared with VCV patients.