Table 4

Organ blood flows (ml/100 g/min) during a lung recruitment procedure by successive increases of mean airway pressure

20 mbar mean airway pressure

25 mbar mean airway pressure

30 mbar mean airway pressure

HFOV

PCV

HFOV

HFOV

PCV

HFOV

Left ventricle

220 ± 115

239 ± 74

240 ± 100

266 ± 64

191 ± 55

197 ± 79

Right ventricle

163 ± 72

208 ± 80

206 ± 88

221 ± 66

172 ± 86

209 ± 80

Kidneys

293 ± 89

265 ± 88

258 ± 102

298 ± 80

276 ± 102

240 ± 37

Jejunum

47 ± 22

44 ± 22

47 ± 19

53 ± 17

48 ± 25

47 ± 17

Hemispheres

55 ± 23

53 ± 20

46 ± 22

53 ± 18

45 ± 23

47 ± 10

Cerebellum

43 ± 18

49 ± 16

46 ± 16

48 ± 22

46 ± 15

51 ± 10

Brainstem

40 ± 19

46 ± 13

36 ± 14

43 ± 13

37 ± 19

39 ± 17

Organ blood flow was unchanged when the mean airway pressure increased and no differences were found between high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV). Data presented as the mean ± standard deviation.

David et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R100   doi:10.1186/cc4967