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This document discusses the hemodynamic effects of mechanical ventilation. It explains that mechanical ventilation can impact cardiac preload, contractility, and afterload in several ways. Specifically, it increases intrathoracic pressure, which decreases venous return and lowers left ventricular end-diastolic volume. It can also compress the heart and lungs at high lung volumes. While spontaneous breathing uses the thoracic pump effect to increase venous return, mechanical ventilation decreases venous retu
- Author
- Alvaro Estupiñán
- Language
- EN