Twenty-Four-Hour Esophageal pH Measurement in Mechanically Ventilated Children : A Prospective Cohort Study

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux in mechanically ventilated children using 24-hour esophageal pH-metry and its role as a risk factor for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.

SETTING: PICU of a tertiary care hospital from North India.

PATIENTS: Mechanically ventilated children 1-15 years old in PICU from July 2015 to June 2017, excluding those receiving acid suppressants, known cases of gastroesophageal reflux disease, having upper gastrointestinal bleed.

INTERVENTION: Demographic details, baseline investigations, diagnosis, treatment details, and Pediatric Risk of Mortality III score were recorded at enrollment. Gastroesophageal reflux was evaluated using 24-hour esophageal pH-metry. Children were followed up for 7 days or 48 hours after extubation for development of ventilator-associated pneumonia using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. Pathologic acidic gastroesophageal reflux was defined as fall in esophageal pH less than 4 for more than 4% of total time, whereas pathologic alkaline gastroesophageal reflux as rise in esophageal pH greater than 7 for more than 17% of total time.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Sixty-one children (median [interquartile range], age 73 mo [30-132 mo]; 44 boys [72%]) were enrolled. Median Pediatric Risk of Mortality III score was 10.0 (3-16). Median duration of ventilation was 6 days (3-9 d). Pathologic gastroesophageal reflux (acidic or alkaline) was present in 47 children (77%). Twelve children (19.7%) met criteria for pathologic acidic gastroesophageal reflux, whereas 44 children (72.1%) had pathologic alkaline gastroesophageal reflux; nine children (14.7%) had both pathologic acidic and alkaline gastroesophageal reflux. Of the enrolled children, 17 (27.9 %) developed ventilator-associated pneumonia. No patient had both pathologic acidic gastroesophageal reflux and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Of 17 children who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia, 12 (70.5%) had pathologic alkaline gastroesophageal reflux as compared to 32 children (72.7%) among the 44 children who did not develop ventilator-associated pneumonia (p = 0.87).

CONCLUSIONS: The current study shows high incidence of gastroesophageal reflux on 24-hour esophageal pH-metry in mechanically ventilated children with medical diagnoses. The significance of this finding and its impact on ventilator-associated pneumonia and other ventilator-associated events need to be examined in larger studies.

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CommentIn: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 Mar 1;22(3):339-341. - PMID 33657619

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2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies - 22(2021), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite e203-e212

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Englisch

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Gupta, Priyanka [VerfasserIn]
Sankar, Jhuma [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, B Kiran [VerfasserIn]
Jat, Kana Ram [VerfasserIn]
Mukherjee, Aparna [VerfasserIn]
Kapil, Arti [VerfasserIn]
Kabra, Sushil K [VerfasserIn]
Lodha, Rakesh [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 21.04.2021

Date Revised 23.08.2023

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CommentIn: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 Mar 1;22(3):339-341. - PMID 33657619

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/PCC.0000000000002664

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NLM320952177