Ventilatory ratio, dead space, and venous admixture in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BACKGROUND: Ventilatory ratio (VR) has been proposed as an alternative approach to estimate physiological dead space. However, the absolute value of VR, at constant dead space, might be affected by venous admixture and CO2 volume expired per minute (VCO2).

METHODS: This was a retrospective, observational study of mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the UK and Italy. Venous admixture was either directly measured or estimated using the surrogate measure PaO2/FiO2 ratio. VCO2 was estimated through the resting energy expenditure derived from the Harris-Benedict formula.

RESULTS: A total of 641 mechanically ventilated patients with mild (n=65), moderate (n=363), or severe (n=213) ARDS were studied. Venous admixture was measured (n=153 patients) or estimated using the PaO2/FiO2 ratio (n=448). The VR increased exponentially as a function of the dead space, and the absolute values of this relationship were a function of VCO2. At a physiological dead space of 0.6, VR was 1.1, 1.4, and 1.7 in patients with VCO2 equal to 200, 250, and 300, respectively. VR was independently associated with mortality (odds ratio [OR]=2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.8-3.5), but was not associated when adjusted for VD/VTphys, VCO2, PaO2/FiO2 (ORadj=1.2; 95% CI, 0.7-2.1). These three variables remained independent predictors of ICU mortality (VD/VTphys [ORadj=17.9; 95% CI, 1.8-185; P<0.05]; VCO2 [ORadj=0.99; 95% CI, 0.99-1.00; P<0.001]; and PaO2/FiO2 (ORadj=0.99; 95% CI, 0.99-1.00; P<0.001]).

CONCLUSIONS: VR is a useful aggregate variable associated with outcome, but variables not associated with ventilation (VCO2 and venous admixture) strongly contribute to the high values of VR seen in patients with severe illness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

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British journal of anaesthesia - 130(2023), 3 vom: 02. März, Seite 360-367

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maj, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Palermo, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Gattarello, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Brusatori, Serena [VerfasserIn]
D'Albo, Rosanna [VerfasserIn]
Zinnato, Carmelo [VerfasserIn]
Velati, Mara [VerfasserIn]
Romitti, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Busana, Mattia [VerfasserIn]
Wieditz, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Herrmann, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Moerer, Onnen [VerfasserIn]
Quintel, Micheal [VerfasserIn]
Meissner, Konrad [VerfasserIn]
Sanderson, Barnaby [VerfasserIn]
Chiumello, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Marini, John J [VerfasserIn]
Camporota, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Gattinoni, Luciano [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
Dead space
Journal Article
Mechanical ventilation
Observational Study
Venous admixture
Ventilatory ratio

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Date Completed 23.02.2023

Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bja.2022.10.035

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NLM349832226