Regional distribution of ventilation in horses in dorsal recumbency during spontaneous and mechanical ventilation assessed by electrical impedance tomography: a case series

Conclusions and clinical relevanceIn spontaneously breathing anaesthetized horses in dorsal recumbency, ventilation was essentially centred within the dependent dorsal lung regions and moved towards non‐dependent ventral regions as soon as CMV was started. This shows a major lack of ventilation in the dependent lung, which may be indicative of atelectasis.
Source: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research