TEE in a patient on controlled ventilation for ARDS caused by extensive lung disease. The examination was done at a PEEP of 5 cmH2O with a plateau pressure of 27 cmH2O. There was mild systolic overload of the RV. Systolic blood pressure was 135 mmHg, heart rate 100 bpm and systolic index of the RV 23 ml/m2 (Doppler measurement in the pulmonary artery).
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