The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 36, 411-416, Copyright © 1983 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Cardiovascular responses to PEEP and CPAP following repair of complicated congenital heart defects
JM Levett, WS Culpepper, CY Lin, RA Arcilla and RL Replogle
Fourteen infants and children ranging in age from 7 months to 8 years were
studied in a hemodynamically stable condition following repair of various
heart defects. Changes in cardiac index, stroke index, heart rate, systemic
vascular resistance, mean arterial pressure, and central venous pressure
were evaluated at levels of 0, 5, and 10 cm H2O using positive
end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in 14 patients and continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) in 3 patients. No significant changes were found in
any of the measurements taken at the different levels.