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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 1 Factors that affect “chest wall” compliance

From: Ventilation in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension: what every critical care physician needs to know

Direct effect on chest wall

 Pleural effusion

 Lung transplant

 Sternotomy (post-CABG)

 Obesity

 Fluid overload

 Rib fractures

Indirect effect on chest wall—intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH)

 Abdominal distension

 Ascites

 Fluid overload

 Obesity

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