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Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome is one of the main pediatric intensive care unit admission diagnoses.() The adjustment of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to improve lung compliance and oxygenation is a key treatment strategy.(,) However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the proper adjustment of PEEP during daily care.(,)
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Use of electrical impedance tomography to set positive end-expiratory pressure in a pediatric patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
FradeML, ValeLAPA, CorrêaLC, RossiFS, TerraCM, Colleti JuniorJ. Use of electrical impedance tomography to set positive end-expiratory pressure in a pediatric patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. einstein (Sao Paulo). 2024;22:eCE0952. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024CE0952
Frade,Marcela Lopes; Vale,Luciana Assis Pires Andrade; Corrêa,Letícia Candançan; Rossi,Felipe de Souza; Terra,Celso de Moraes; Colleti Junior,José. Use of electrical impedance tomography to set positive end-expiratory pressure in a pediatric patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. einstein (Sao Paulo)., v. 22, eCE0952, Sep. 2024. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024CE0952
Frade,M.L., Vale,L.A.P.A., Corrêa,L.C., Rossi,F.S., Terra,C.M., & Colleti Junior,J. (2024). Use of electrical impedance tomography to set positive end-expiratory pressure in a pediatric patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. einstein (Sao Paulo).,22, eCE0952. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024CE0952
Frade,Marcela Lopes and Vale,Luciana Assis Pires Andrade and Corrêa,Letícia Candançan and Rossi,Felipe de Souza and Terra,Celso de Moraes and Colleti Junior,José. Use of electrical impedance tomography to set positive end-expiratory pressure in a pediatric patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. einstein (Sao Paulo). [online]. 2024, vol. 22, [cited 2025-09-06], eCE0952. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/use-of-electrical-impedance-tomography-to-set-positive-end-expiratory-pressure-in-a-pediatric-patient-with-severe-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024CE0952
Figure 2
Patient in prone position with the electrical impedance tomography belt
