RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Use of Hypothermia to Allow Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation in a Patient With ARDS
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 1956
OP 1958
DO 10.4187/respcare.01211
VO 56
IS 12
A1 Melissa Duan
A1 Lorenzo Berra
A1 Asheesh Kumar
A1 Susan Wilcox
A1 Steve Safford
A1 Robert Goulet
A1 Michelle Lander
A1 Ulrich Schmidt
YR 2011
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/12/1956.abstract
AB Low-tidal-volume ventilation reduces mortality in patients with ARDS, but there are often challenges in implementing lung-protective ventilation, such as acidosis from hypercapnia. In a patient with severe ARDS we achieved adequate ventilation with a very low tidal volume (4 mL/kg ideal body weight) by inducing mild hypothermia (body temperature 35–36°C).