Lung Recruitment Maneuver for Predicting Fluid Responsiveness in Children

Study on Variables Able to Predict Fluid Responsiveness Using Lung Recruitment Maneuver in Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia

Lung recruitment maneuver induces a decrease in stroke volume, which is more pronounced in hypovolemic patients. The authors hypothesized that the changes of dynamic variables through lung recruitment maneuver could predict preload responsiveness in pediatric patients with lung protective ventilation

Inclusion Criteria:

• pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia under 6 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• arrhythmia
• <30%, ejection fraction
• lung disease