Table 1 Causes of decreased intrathoracic compliance
From: Clinical review: Respiratory mechanics in spontaneous and assisted ventilation
Causes of decreased measured chest wall compliance | Causes of decreased measured lung compliance |
|---|---|
Obesity | Tension pneumothorax |
Ascites | Mainstem intubation |
Neuromuscular weakness (Guillain–Barre, steroid myopathy, etc.) | Dynamic hyperinflation |
Flail chest (mediastinal removal) | Pulmonary edema |
Kyphoscoliosis | Pulmonary fibrosis |
Fibrothorax | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
Pectus excavatum | Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
Chest wall tumor | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis |
Paralysis | Connective tissue disorders |
Scleroderma | Sarcoidosis |
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis | |
Lymphangitic spread of tumor |