Paradoxically Improved Respiratory Compliance With Abdominal Compression in COVID-19 ARDS

Chest. 2021 Nov;160(5):1739-1742. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.05.012. Epub 2021 May 21.

Authors

Rebecca L Kummer¹, Robert S Shapiro¹, John J Marini², Joshua S Huelster³, James W Leatherman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.
² Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN.
³ Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN.
⁴ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Electronic address: James.Leatherman@hcmed.org.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Abdomen*
COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 / physiopathology*
COVID-19 / therapy
Compliance
Elasticity
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Obesity, Morbid / complications
Patient Positioning
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Pressure*
Respiration, Artificial / methods*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
Respiratory Mechanics
SARS-CoV-2
Thoracic Wall / physiopathology*