TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 42. Restrictive Disease of the Respiratory System and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome A1 - Corbridge, Thomas A1 - Wood, Lawrence D.H. A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Wood, Lawrence D.H. PY - 2005 T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 3e AB - Scoliotic curves greater than 100° may cause dyspnea; curves greater than 120° are associated with alveolar hypoventilation and cor pulmonale.Most patients with chest wall deformity survive their first episode of acute respiratory failure. Common precipitants include upper and lower respiratory tract infections and congestive heart failure.Biphasic positive airway pressure may be effective in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure.Low tidal volumes and high respiratory rates likely minimize the risk of barotrauma during mechanical ventilation; however, gradual institution of anti-atelectasis measures may improve gas exchange and static compliance.Nocturnal hypoxemia is common and may contribute to cardiovascular deterioration; routine polysomnography is recommended.Strategies for management of patients with chronic ventilatory failure include daytime intermittent positive pressure ventilation, nocturnal noninvasive ventilation, and ventilation through tracheostomy.Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is caused by an acute increase in intra-abdominal pressure resulting from a number of surgical and medical conditions.By elevating the diaphragm and decreasing respiratory system compliance, ACS causes a restrictive defect. However, ACS affects a number of other organs and may cause multiorgan system failure.Diagnosis relies on measurement of intra-abdominal bladder pressure and identification of organ dysfunction.The abdomen should be decompressed before critical organ dysfunction develops.Failure to recognize and treat ACS portends a poor prognosis.Acute deterioration in respiratory status can occur from disease progression or a number of other infectious and noninfectious processes.Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis admitted to the ICU with acute respiratory failure have an extremely poor prognosis.If mechanical ventilation is deemed appropriate, the use of low tidal volumes and high respiratory rates during mechanical ventilation likely minimizes ventilator-induced lung injury.Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is typically refractory to drug treatment.Lung transplantation is a viable option in selected patients with end-stage fibrosis. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/10/01 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2288964 ER -