Effect of external PEEP in patients under controlled mechanical ventilation with an auto-PEEP of 5 cmH2O or higher

BACKGROUND: In some patients with auto-positive end-expiratory pressure (auto-PEEP), application of PEEP lower than auto-PEEP maintains a constant total PEEP, therefore reducing the inspiratory threshold load without detrimental cardiovascular or respiratory effects. We refer to these patients as "complete PEEP-absorbers." Conversely, adverse effects of PEEP application could occur in patients with auto-PEEP when the total PEEP rises as a consequence. From a pathophysiological perspective, all subjects with flow limitation are expected to be "complete PEEP-absorbers," whereas PEEP should increase total PEEP in all other patients. This study aimed to empirically assess the extent to which flow limitation alone explains a "complete PEEP-absorber" behavior (i.e., absence of further hyperinflation with PEEP), and to identify other factors associated with it.

METHODS: One hundred patients with auto-PEEP of at least 5 cmH2O at zero end-expiratory pressure (ZEEP) during controlled mechanical ventilation were enrolled. Total PEEP (i.e., end-expiratory plateau pressure) was measured both at ZEEP and after applied PEEP equal to 80 % of auto-PEEP measured at ZEEP. All measurements were repeated three times, and the average value was used for analysis.

RESULTS: Forty-seven percent of the patients suffered from chronic pulmonary disease and 52 % from acute pulmonary disease; 61 % showed flow limitation at ZEEP, assessed by manual compression of the abdomen. The mean total PEEP was 7 ± 2 cmH2O at ZEEP and 9 ± 2 cmH2O after the application of PEEP (p < 0.001). Thirty-three percent of the patients were "complete PEEP-absorbers." Multiple logistic regression was used to predict the behavior of "complete PEEP-absorber." The best model included a respiratory rate lower than 20 breaths/min and the presence of flow limitation. The predictive ability of the model was excellent, with an overoptimism-corrected area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.89 (95 % CI 0.80-0.97).

CONCLUSIONS: Expiratory flow limitation was associated with both high and complete "PEEP-absorber" behavior, but setting a relatively high respiratory rate on the ventilator can prevent from observing complete "PEEP-absorption." Therefore, the effect of PEEP application in patients with auto-PEEP can be accurately predicted at the bedside by measuring the respiratory rate and observing the flow-volume loop during manual compression of the abdomen.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Annals of intensive care - 6(2016), 1 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 53

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Natalini, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Tuzzo, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Rosano, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Testa, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Grazioli, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Pennestrì, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Amodeo, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Berruto, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Fiorillo, Marialinda [VerfasserIn]
Peratoner, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Tinnirello, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Filippini, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Marsilia, Paolo F [VerfasserIn]
Minelli, Cosetta [VerfasserIn]
Bernardini, Achille [VerfasserIn]
VENTILAB group [VerfasserIn]
Albani, Filippo [Sonstige Person]
Alfieri, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Amicucci, Giovanni [Sonstige Person]
Buizza, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
de Cristofaro, Maria Giovanna [Sonstige Person]
Ferrari, Antonella [Sonstige Person]
Granato, Anna [Sonstige Person]
Iannaco, Irene [Sonstige Person]
Latronico, Nicola [Sonstige Person]
Lucangelo, Umberto [Sonstige Person]
Mendetta, Luigi [Sonstige Person]
Todeschini, Manuel [Sonstige Person]
Tomasoni, Gabriele [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Auto-positive end-expiratory pressure
Dynamic hyperinflation
Flow limitation
Journal Article
Mechanical ventilation
Positive end-expiratory pressure
Respiratory rate

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Date Completed 16.06.2016

Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13613-016-0158-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM261433822