• Department of ICU,the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University. Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830054, ChinaCorresponding Author: YUXiang-you, E-mail: yxy2796@ yahoo. com. cn;
YU Xiangyou, Email: yxy2796@yahoo.com.cn
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Objective  To explore the effects of lateral position ventilation on lung volume and oxygenation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS) . Methods  Fourteen patients with ARDS were enrolled. Supine position, lateral position and supine position were successively adopted and continued for one hour respectively. End-expiratory lung volume ( EELV) was measured at the end of each epoch. Effects of different position on gas exchange, lung mechanics and hemodynamics were monitored.Results  EELV was increased from ( 1109 ±321) mL to ( 1376 ±381) mL after lateral ventilation ( P  lt;0. 05) , and decreased to ( 1143 ±376) mL after the second supine ventilation ( P  lt;0. 05) . Compared with initial supine ventilation, there was no significant difference in EELV after the second supine ventilation
( P  gt;0. 05) . PaO2 /FiO2 was increased from ( 154. 3 ±35. 0) mm Hg to ( 189. 9 ±60. 1) mm Hg after lateral ventilation ( P  lt;0. 05) , and increased to ( 209. 2 ±75. 4) mm Hg after the second supine ventilation ( P  lt; 0. 05) . Compared with initial supine ventilation, PaO2 /FiO2 was increased greatly after the second
supine ventilation ( P  lt; 0. 01) . There was no significant difference in PaCO2 , lung mechanics and hemodynamics after changing different position. Conclusion  Lateral position ventilation can increase EELV and improve oxygenation in patients with ARDS.

Citation: YU Xiangyou,PAN Pengfei,BaihetinishaTuerdi. Effects of Lateral Position Ventilation on Lung Volume and Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009, 09(6): 555-557. doi: Copy

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