Relation between Respiratory Changes in Arterial Pulse Pressure and Fluid Responsiveness in Septic Patients with Acute Circulatory Failure

Michard, Frédèric; Boussat, S.; S. Chemla, D.; Anguel, Nadia; Mercat, Alain; Lecarpentier, Yves; Richard, Christian; R. Pinsky, Michael; Teboul, Jean–Louis

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.162.1.9903035

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Relation between Respiratory Changes in Arterial Pulse Pressure and Fluid Responsiveness in Septic Patients with Acute Circulatory Failure

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Jul 1, 2000

Authors:

Frédèric Michard

S. Boussat

D. S. Chemla

Abstract

In mechanically ventilated patients with acute circulatory failure related to sepsis, we investigated whether the respiratory changes in arterial pressure could be related to the effects of volume expansion (VE) on cardiac index (CI). Forty patients instrumented with indwelling systemic and pulmonar...

Subject

Medicine

Pulse pressure

Circulatory system

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