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Changes of right ventricular function with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in man. 1988

P P Neidhart, and P M Suter
Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.

The side effects of positive pressure ventilation on cardiovascular function are well known. However, in most clinical studies its influence on left ventricular function was examined. In the present study right ventricular (RV) performance was studied in 13 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting during mechanical ventilation with and without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). In the majority of patients (10/13), PEEP caused a decrease in RV end-diastolic volume (by 18%) whereas RV ejection fraction did not change. In the remaining 3 patients, end-diastolic and end-systolic RV volumes increased by 25% and 50% respectively and ejection fraction decreased by 29%. These results suggest that PEEP can affect RV function in two different ways: first, in the majority of patients studied, PEEP exerted an unloading effect on the RV whereas second, in 3 patients RV dilatation and a decrease in ejection fraction was observed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011175 Positive-Pressure Respiration A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange. Positive End-Expiratory Pressure,Positive-Pressure Ventilation,End-Expiratory Pressure, Positive,End-Expiratory Pressures, Positive,Positive End Expiratory Pressure,Positive End-Expiratory Pressures,Positive Pressure Respiration,Positive Pressure Ventilation,Positive-Pressure Respirations,Positive-Pressure Ventilations,Pressure, Positive End-Expiratory,Pressures, Positive End-Expiratory,Respiration, Positive-Pressure,Respirations, Positive-Pressure,Ventilation, Positive-Pressure,Ventilations, Positive-Pressure
D006321 Heart The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. Hearts
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013318 Stroke Volume The amount of BLOOD pumped out of the HEART per beat, not to be confused with cardiac output (volume/time). It is calculated as the difference between the end-diastolic volume and the end-systolic volume. Ventricular Ejection Fraction,Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume,Ventricular End-Systolic Volume,Ejection Fraction, Ventricular,Ejection Fractions, Ventricular,End-Diastolic Volume, Ventricular,End-Diastolic Volumes, Ventricular,End-Systolic Volume, Ventricular,End-Systolic Volumes, Ventricular,Fraction, Ventricular Ejection,Fractions, Ventricular Ejection,Stroke Volumes,Ventricular Ejection Fractions,Ventricular End Diastolic Volume,Ventricular End Systolic Volume,Ventricular End-Diastolic Volumes,Ventricular End-Systolic Volumes,Volume, Stroke,Volume, Ventricular End-Diastolic,Volume, Ventricular End-Systolic,Volumes, Stroke,Volumes, Ventricular End-Diastolic,Volumes, Ventricular End-Systolic

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