Individual response in patient's effort and driving pressure to variations in assistance during pressure support ventilation

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BACKGROUND: During Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV) an inspiratory hold allows to measure plateau pressure (Pplat), driving pressure (∆P), respiratory system compliance (Crs) and pressure-muscle-index (PMI), an index of inspiratory effort. This study aims [1] to assess systematically how patient's effort (estimated with PMI), ∆P and tidal volume (Vt) change in response to variations in PSV and [2] to confirm the robustness of Crs measurement during PSV.

METHODS: 18 patients recovering from acute respiratory failure and ventilated by PSV were cross-randomized to four steps of assistance above (+ 3 and + 6 cmH2O) and below (-3 and -6 cmH2O) clinically set PS. Inspiratory and expiratory holds were performed to measure Pplat, PMI, ∆P, Vt, Crs, P0.1 and occluded inspiratory airway pressure (Pocc). Electromyography of respiratory muscles was monitored noninvasively from body surface (sEMG).

RESULTS: As PSV was decreased, Pplat (from 20.5 ± 3.3 cmH2O to 16.7 ± 2.9, P < 0.001) and ∆P (from 12.5 ± 2.3 to 8.6 ± 2.3 cmH2O, P < 0.001) decreased much less than peak airway pressure did (from 21.7 ± 3.8 to 9.7 ± 3.8 cmH2O, P < 0.001), given the progressive increase of patient's effort (PMI from -1.2 ± 2.3 to 6.4 ± 3.2 cmH2O) in line with sEMG of the diaphragm (r = 0.614; P < 0.001). As ∆P increased linearly with Vt, Crs did not change through steps (P = 0.119).

CONCLUSION: Patients react to a decrease in PSV by increasing inspiratory effort-as estimated by PMI-keeping Vt and ∆P on a desired value, therefore, limiting the clinician's ability to modulate them. PMI appears a valuable index to assess the point of ventilatory overassistance when patients lose control over Vt like in a pressure-control mode. The measurement of Crs in PSV is constant-likely suggesting reliability-independently from the level of assistance and patient's effort.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Annals of intensive care - 13(2023), 1 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 132

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Docci, Mattia [VerfasserIn]
Rezoagli, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Teggia-Droghi, Maddalena [VerfasserIn]
Coppadoro, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Pozzi, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Grassi, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Bianchi, Isabella [VerfasserIn]
Foti, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Bellani, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory failure
Artificial ventilation
Breathing effort
Driving pressure
Journal Article
Monitoring
Pressure muscle index
Pressure support ventilation
Respiratory system compliance

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 23.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13613-023-01231-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366144146