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 Duan, Melissa
A1 Berra, Lorenzo
A1 Kumar, Asheesh
A1 Wilcox, Susan
A1 Safford, Steve
A1 Goulet, Robert
A1 Lander, Michelle
A1 Schmidt, Ulrich
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).