Decompressive Abdominal Laparotomy for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in an Unengrafted Bone Marrow Recipient with Septic Shock

Table 1

Ventilation parameters before and after abdominal decompression.

	Initial Settings	Prior to HFOV	At time Of Decompression	2 Hrs Post Decompression	4 Hrs Post Decompression
PIP cmH2O	18	38			30
PEEP cmH2O	5	12			10
Rate	20	30			26
MAP cmH2O	8	31			17
FiO2	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.6
Amplitude			55	30
MAP cmH2O			32	24
Hertz			8	8
paO2 mmHg	275	66	85	145	107
pCO2 mmHg	41	56	40	30	33
pH	7.27	7.31	7.4	7.56	7.46
OI	1.5	47	37.5	10	9.5
Lactate mmol/L	2.0	2.4	6.1	3.8	1.3

HVOF (high frequency oscillatory ventilation), PIP (peak inspiratory pressure), PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure), MAP (mean airway pressure), OI (oxygenation index).