Publications by authors named "Diego Abrego"
Article Synopsis
- Exaggerated lung strain and stress can harm the lungs of anesthetized children, particularly when capnoperitoneum (increased abdominal pressure) and lung collapse are involved during laparoscopic surgery.
- In a study with 20 healthy children aged 3 to 7, researchers measured the effects of capnoperitoneum on lung strain and stress, along with assessing individualized protective ventilation techniques.
- Results showed that during capnoperitoneum, lung strain and stress increased significantly; however, applying optimized PEEP helped in recruiting collapsed lungs and returned strain levels to baseline.
Background: Capnoperitoneum and anaesthesia impair lung aeration during laparoscopy in children. These changes can be detected and monitored at the bedside by lung ultrasound (LUS).
Objective: The aim of our study was to assess the impact of general anaesthesia and capnoperitoneum on lung collapse and the potential preventive effect of lung recruitment manoeuvres, using LUS in children undergoing laparoscopy.
Background: Doppler images of pulmonary vessels in pulmonary diseases associated with subpleural consolidations have been described. Color Doppler easily identifies such vessels within consolidations while spectral Doppler analysis allows the differentiation between pulmonary and bronchial arteries. Thus, Doppler helps in diagnosing the nature of consolidations.
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