Preliminary results of the thoracic and abdominal compliance in children on different ventilatory programs
Résumé
The aim of our study is to obtain realistic values of child thoracic and abdominal compliance. The thoracic and abdominal compliance represents the capacity of deformation under spontaneous or mechanical ventilation. The Pediatric Medical Center (CMP) in la MaisonneŽe receives children with neuromuscular pathologies ventilated with invasive or non-invasive methods. The respiratory function of these children naturally deteriorates over time, and breathing development programs, that may or may not be associated with thoracic pressure, are put in place to minimise this mostly restrictive aggravation. Intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) is a technique used to provide short-term or intermittent mechanical ventilation for the purpose of augmenting lung expansion, delivering aerosol medication, or assisting ventilation. The 'traditional' use of IPPB lacks precise evaluation, especially of thoracic mobility. Poster : hal-01738729