Frontiers in Personalized Mechanical Ventilation for ARDS
(1451289-01) Pretty as a Picture: Using Electrical Impedance Tomography to Avoid Alveolar Overdistension in ARDS Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation
Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, CCMU University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI
Disclosure(s):
Robert Hyzy, MD, MCCM: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an emerging technology being used in mechanically ventilated patients. This session will describe the nature of EIT and examine current medical literature supporting its use in patients with ARDS to avoid alveolar over distension.
