Original scientific paper

Effects of the mechanical ventilation on the cardiovascular system

DINKO TONKOVIĆ ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
VIŠNJA NESEK ADAM ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
ROBERT BARONICA ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
DANIELA BANDIĆ PAVLOVIĆ ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
ŽELJKO DRVAR ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
TAJANA ZAH BOGOVIĆ ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
SANJA SAKAN ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation with positive pressure significantly influences cardiovascular system function. The main effects are
a decrease of right ventricular preload and a decrease of left ventricular afterload. The initiation of mechanical ventilation in
cases of hypovolemia with right ventricular dysfunction or severe lung disease adversely affects the cardiovascular system.
Mechanical ventilation has beneficial effects on cardiovascular function in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and
increased preload, afterload, oxygen consumption and metabolic disarrangements.

Keywords

mechanical ventilation; heart failure; respiratory failure

Hrčak ID:

134154

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/134154

Publication date:

1.6.2014.

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