TY - JOUR AU - Repessé, Xavier AU - Vieillard-Baron, Antoine AU - Geri, Guillaume PY - 2018 TI - Value of measuring esophageal pressure to evaluate heart-lung interactions—applications for invasive hemodynamic monitoring JF - Annals of Translational Medicine; Vol 6, No 18 (September 27, 2018): Annals of Translational Medicine (Focus on “Cardiopulmonary Interactions”) Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Evaluation of intrathoracic pressure is the cornerstone of the understanding of heart-lung interactions, but is not easily feasible at the bedside. Esophageal pressure (Pes) has been shown to be a good surrogate for intrathoracic pressure and can be more easily measured using a small esophageal catheter, but is not routinely employed. It can provide crucial information for the study of heart-lung interactions in both controlled and spontaneous ventilation. This review presents the physiological basis, the technical aspects and the value in clinical practice of the measurement of P es . UR - https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/19659