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Partial liquid ventilation ventilates better than gas ventilation.

Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) improves oxygenation in several models of lung injury. However, PLV has only been compared with conventional gas ventilation (GV) with low PEEP. Both PLV and GV can markedly improve oxygenation when PEEP is set above the lower corner pressure (Plc) on the inspiratory pressure-volume (P-V) curve of the total respiratory system. We questioned if the use of PEEP set above the Plc during PLV and GV would result in similar gas exchange. Lung injury was induced in 12 sheep by saline lavage before randomization to PLV (n = 6) or GV (n = 6). Animals in the PLV group were filled with perflubron (22 ml/kg) until a meniscus at the teeth was observed. Both groups were then ventilated with pressure control (FI(O(2)), 1.0; rate, 20/min; I:E, 1:1) and PEEP (1 cm H(2)O above the Plc on the inspiratory P-V curve). Peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) was limited to 35 cm H(2)O. Animals were ventilated for 5 h and then killed for histologic examinations. All 12 animals survived the 5-h ventilation period. After increasing PEEP above Plc, Pa(O(2)) increased significantly (p < 0.01) in both the GV and the PLV groups, but it did not differ significantly between groups (p = 0.86) at any time during the experiment. Pa(CO(2)) and VD/VT in GV increased markedly throughout the experiment after increasing PEEP (p < 0.001), but there was no significant change in Pa(CO(2)) in PLV (p = 0.13). Mean arterial blood pressure, mean pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure, and central venous pressure, increased and SVR decreased in GV (p < 0.05). The extent and the severity of lung injury in the dependent regions was greater in the GV group (p < 0.05). Both PLV and GV improved oxygenation, but PLV resulted in better ventilation than GV while preserving lung structure when PEEP was set 1 cm H(2)O above the Plc and PIP limited to 35 cm H(2)O.

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A comparison of continuous positive pressure ventilation, combined high frequency ventilation and airway pressure release ventilation on experimental lung injury.

In pigs with oleic induced lung injury, the effectiveness of combined high frequency ventilation (CHFV, with VDR-Phasitron) and airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) were compared to continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPPV) in a randomized study. The respiratory rate was 15/min, CPAP 8 mmHg and FiO2 0.25. PaCO2 was maintained at 5 kPa. PaO2 was significantly lower with APRV (12.5 +/- 3.9 kPa, CPPV: 15.8 +/- 3.9 kPa, and CHFV: 15.5 +/- 3.2 kPa). This was in accordance with the lowest peak airway pressure during APRV (20.9 +/- 4.8 mmHg, CPPV: 26.3 +/- 4.4 mmHg and CHFV: 28.2 +/- 3.7 mmHg). There was no difference in the pericardiac pressure between the 3 ventilation modes. The pressure related depressive effects on the cardiovascular function during CHFV and APRV were similar to those during CPPV. Adequate oxygenation and ventilation could be achieved with both CHFV and APRV, but these methods were not superior to CPPV.

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Speed of collapse of the non-ventilated lung during single-lung ventilation for thoracoscopic surgery: the effect of transient increases in pleural pressure on the venting of gas from the non-ventilated lung.

A study of 10 anaesthetised patients placed in the lateral position for thoracoscopic surgery assessed whether transient increases in pleural pressure on the side of the non-ventilated lung might increase the speed at which gas vents from that lung. The transient increases in pleural pressure were generated by the mediastinal displacement that occurs with each inspiratory phase of positive pressure ventilation of the dependent lung. When combined with a unidirectional valve allowing gas to flow out of the non-ventilated lung, and a second valve allowing ambient airflow into, but not out of, the thoracic cavity via an initial thoracoscopy access site, this mediastinal displacement could conceivably serve to 'pump' gas out of the non-ventilated lung. Using the four different combinations of valve inclusion or omission, the volume of gas that vented from the non-ventilated lung into a measuring spirometer was recorded during a 120-s measurement sequence. It was found that the speed of venting was not increased by the transient increases in pleural pressure, and that in all but one of a total of 34 measurement sequences, venting had ceased by the end of the sequence. Gas venting was a mean (SD) of 85.5 (11.9)% complete in 25 s (five breaths), and 96.6 (6.1)% complete in 60 s. This prompt partial lung collapse very likely reflected the passive elastic recoil of the lung, while the failure of transient increases in pleural pressure to result in ongoing venting of gas was probably a consequence of airways closure as the lung collapsed. It is concluded that techniques that aim to speed lung collapse by increasing pleural pressure are unlikely to be effective.

Adolescent↗

A new infant ventilator for normal and high-frequency ventilation: influence of tracheal tube on distal airway pressure during high-frequency ventilation.

A new infant ventilator for both normal and high-frequency ventilation is described. High pressure gas delivered via a jet in the breathing limb of a T-piece, in which there are no valves, drives respiratory fresh gas (RFG), supplied to the tracheal tube from any low pressure source, into the lungs. Observations on anesthetized rabbits showed that after setting up for a PaCO2 of 36 torr at 30 cycle/min, it remained around 36 torr when the ventilation frequency was progressively increased to 200 cycle/min. The mean peak proximal airway and tracheal pressures were 13 and 12, 11 and 7, and 13 cm H2O (PEEP 2.1 cm H2O) and 7.4 cm H2O (PEEP 3.1 cm H2O) at 30, 100 and 200 cycle/min, respectively. In this open valveless breathing system, desynchronized spontaneous and artificial ventilation occurred quietly without any marked variation in the airway pressures. This preliminary study on a new pneumatic system shows its potential for simplifying and improving infant ventilation.

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[Mechanical ventilation in pediatrics (III). Weaning, complications and other types of ventilation. Weaning from mechanical ventilation].

Weaning from mechanical ventilation can be defined as the process that allows the transition from mechanical ventilation to spontaneous breathing. This process can account for a significant proportion of total ventilation time and failure to resume spontaneous breathing affects patient outcome. Thus, to ensure maximum success, patient readiness for weaning and extubation should be evaluated through the following steps: the patient must fulfill pre-established clinical and ventilatory support criteria for extubation, the patient should be observed during a breathing trial on minimal or no ventilatory support, and variables used to predict weaning success should indicate a favorable outcome. Breathing trials are usually conducted while the patient breathes spontaneously through a T-tube system or through the ventilator circuit on minimal ventilatory support. Neither of these methods has proved superior to the other. The best prognostic indicator of weaning outcome is clinical assessment of respiratory effort. Once mechanical ventilation is discontinued, it may be necessary to treat post-extubation complications or even to resume ventilatory support.

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Ventilation at high respiratory frequencies. High frequency positive pressure ventilation, high frequency jet ventilation and high frequency oscillation.

This paper reviews the development of different methods of ventilation at respiratory rates higher than 60 per minute (1 Hz) along with data on experimental and clinical uses of the techniques. The definitions and terms that have been used for these high rates at the present time are confusing. An attempt to clarify the terms has been made. Whereas high frequency positive pressure ventilation (HFPPV) refers to respiratory rates between 60-110 per minute (1-1.8 Hz), high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) usually refers to rates between 110-400 per minute (1.8-6.7 Hz) and high frequency oscillation (HFO) refers to rates above 400 and up to 2400 per minute (40 Hz). It should be recognised that this differentiation in terminology is rather arbitrary and does not necessarily represent a sudden switch to different physiological methods of ventilation. In view of the various techniques which are involved in ventilation methods utilising rates greater than 60 per minute (1 Hz), it is the purpose of the present work to review the literature. In so doing, the contrasting rates, mechanical equipment, and experimental and clinical uses of these different methods will be discussed in order to clarify their potential contribution to clinical medicine.

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Experimental studies on artificial ventilation using a tidal volume ventilator. Mechanics and dynamics of ventilation.

In 24 piglets (2.7-24.5 kg b.w.), the mechanics of ventilation, the accuracy of dosage of respiratory volumes, and the influence of the ventilator's volume/pressure characteristics (Cvent, "internal compliance") on the dynamic course of insufflation were studied. A linear relationship was shown to exist between tidal volume and end-inspiratory tracheal pressure and between tidal volume and insufflation time. The insufflation time was reduced to about 50% of previously registered values. The error between set and registered tidal volume was found to be 6.0 +/- 2.7%. During the insufflation a linear relationship was found between the instant amount of delivered breathing gas and the corresponding endotracheal pressure change. The ventilator's Cvent did (and body size, total compliance and tidal volume did not) significantly influence the size of the direction coefficient for the linear instantaneous volume/pressure relationship, the magnitude of tracheal peak pressure and a short insufflation time, and vice versa. The use of greater power from the ventilator resulted in a significant shortening of the duration of insufflation and vice versa. The duration of insufflation is the parameter of choice in evaluating the efficiency of the ventilatory equipment. When the ventilator's performance is defined, measurements of the duration of insufflation may enable evaluation of conditions within the lungs.

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Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation with and without pressure support ventilation in weaning patients with COPD from mechanical ventilation.

This prospective study compared two weaning modalities in COPD patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) for acute respiratory failure. Nineteen patients with COPD were studied when their precipitating illness was controlled. Although they satisfied the conventional bedside weaning criteria, they could not tolerate any reduction in the respirator rate below 10 cycles/min. At this time, patients were randomized into two groups receiving either synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) with pressure support ventilation (PSV) (group 1) or SIMV alone (group 2). The volumetric support of ventilation (SIMV rate) was progressively decreased in both groups according to the patient's tolerance with a concurrent decrease in the barometric support of ventilation (PSV levels from 15 cm H2O to 6 cm H2O). At each step of SIMV rate, we found no difference between group 1 and group 2 in arterial blood gases, blood pressure, heart rate, airway occlusion pressure, maximal inspiratory pressure, and oxygen cost of breathing (OCB). At each step, however, group 1 patients showed significantly higher spontaneous tidal volume and lower spontaneous breathing frequency than did group 2 patients. We found a slight but not significant tendency to a shorter weaning period with than without PSV, but no difference in the weaning success. We concluded that (1) conventional weaning criteria might be inaccurate in COPD patients, (2) SIMV appeared very useful in weaning COPD patients from MV, (3) PSV marginally reduced the weaning period when added to SIMV, and (4) the OCB was not significantly improved with PSV.

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[Intraoperative dual-mode independent lung ventilation for open-chest surgery: conventional volume-set ventilation in healthy lung and high frequency jet ventilation in diseased lung].

An effort by the anesthesiologist to maintain adequate ventilation during thoracic surgery is sometimes disturbing for the operative procedures of the surgeon. Unilateral ventilation with a large tidal volume, leaving the operative site unventilated, may provide an adequate and quiet operative field, but is opposed by the problem of disturbance in pulmonary gas exchange. The application of high frequency jet ventilation has recently been introduced to solve these problems. However, the disadvantage inherent to this technique is the tendency to produce carbon dioxide retention although it provides adequate oxygenation. In the present study, using a double lumen endobronchial tube, the large-tidal volume ventilation of the non-operative site and the high frequency jet ventilation with small tidal volume of the operative site were performed simultaneously. This technique provided the satisfactory condition of operative field, i.e., "quiet lung". Also, the serial gas analysis of the arterial and mixed venous blood samples indicated the satisfactory condition of pulmonary gas exchange.

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A comparison of two-lung high frequency positive pressure ventilation and one-lung ventilation plus 5 cm H2O non-ventilated lung CPAP, in patients undergoing anaesthesia for oesophagectomy.

A randomised prospective controlled study was conducted during a one-year period on patients scheduled for oesophagectomy via a right thoracotomy approach. Twenty-two patients received one-lung ventilation (OLV group) and twenty patients received high frequency positive pressure ventilation (HFPPV group). Episodic hypoxaemia (SaO2 less than 90% for greater than 30 seconds, FiO2 1.0) occurred in eleven patients in the OLV group and six patients in the HFPPV group. No patient in the HFPPV group had a severe desaturation episode (SaO2 less than 80%, FiO2 1.0) compared with nine patients in the OLV group (P less than 0.05). The mean peak inspiratory pressure and average mean airway pressure were significantly lower in the HFPPV group 28.8 (SD 7.7) and 7.2 (SD 2.4) cm H2O respectively, compared with the OLV group, 40.0 (SD 9.9) and 11.9 (SD 4.9) cm H2O (P less than 0.05). Two-lung high frequency positive pressure ventilation has some advantages over one-lung ventilation during the thoracotomy phase of oesophagectomy because it is easy to administer, does not significantly compromise the surgical exposure and is associated with fewer severe undesirable physiological disturbances.

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Rescue from pediatric ECMO with prolonged hybrid intratracheal pulmonary ventilation. A technique for reducing dead space ventilation and preventing ventilator induced lung injury.

Hybrid intratracheal pulmonary ventilation (h-ITPV) is a continuous flow ventilatory technique that uses a "reverse thruster" catheter to redirect the flow of gas away from the carina. We report here the use of h-ITPV in a pediatric patient with acute sickle cell chest syndrome who required venoarterial ECMO support because of refractory hypoxemic respiratory failure. Her ECMO course was complicated by air leaks, coagulopathy, cardiac tamponade, and necrotizing tracheobronchitis. She could be weaned from ECMO only by maintaining high pressure conventional ventilatory support. To prevent ventilator induced barotrauma, we initiated h-ITPV and weaned her from ECMO bypass. After 12 days of h-ITPV, with tidal volumes of 2-3 ml/kg at carinal peak inspiratory pressures of 25-30 cm H2O, the air leaks ceased and h-ITPV was discontinued. Dead space ventilation fraction (VD/VT) as low as 0.29 was achieved with this technique. Post-h-ITPV bronchoscopy displayed a dramatic resolution of the necrotizing tracheobronchitis. The patient survived and was discharged from the hospital. We conclude that the use of hybrid ITPV may facilitate weaning from ECMO to low pressure conventional ventilation and prevent the development of pulmonary barotrauma.

Acid-Base Equilibrium↗

Comparison of bag-valve-mask, manually triggered ventilator, and automated ventilator devices used while ventilating a nonintubated mannikin model.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there were differences in tidal volume (Vt), minute volume (MV), average mask leak per breath (ML), gastric insufflation (GI), and peak airway pressure (PAP) when ventilating a nonintubated mannikin with a bag-valve-mask (BV), manually triggered ventilator (MTV), and automated ventilator (AV). The authors' hypothesis was that there would be no differences among the devices for any of these variables. METHODS: This was a prospective in-vitro experimental model. A convenience sample of 19 emergency medical technicians (EMTs) ventilated a nonintubated mannikin-mechanical test lung model with the BV, MTV (flow rate 40 L/min; pressure relief 55 cm H2O), and AV (800 mL/breath; rate 12). Each subject, blinded to volume and pressure gauges, used each device for 2 minutes at both normal (0.1 cm H2O) and poor (0.04 cm H2O) compliances. Vt, MV, GI, and PAP were measured directly and ML was calculated. A survey was issued to the EMTs who participated in the study. Data were analyzed with repeated-measures ANOVA and the Bonferroni-Dunn multiple comparison test with alpha set at 0.05. RESULTS: At the normal compliance, PAP was higher for the BV than the MTV (p = 0.0001) and AV (p < 0.0001). MV was also greater with the BV than with the AV (p = 0.001). PAP was also higher at the poor compliance with the BV than with the MTV and AV (p = 0.008 and 0.013, respectively). The BV had a higher GI at this compliance (p < 0.0001) and a higher ML than the AV (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: All three devices delivered similar volumes when used by EMTs, but the BV was associated with higher PAP, ML, and GI.

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Effects of prolonged partial liquid ventilation, high frequency ventilation and conventional ventilation on gas exchange and lung pathology in newborn surfactant-depleted piglets.

Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) improves oxygenation in various animal models of respiratory insufficiency. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of conventional ventilation (CV), high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), and PLV combined with CV or HFOV on gas exchange and histopathology. Thirty anaesthetised newborn piglets (mean weight 1.94 kg, age 1-3 days) were randomized in five groups of six animals: CV, CV + surfactant (S), HFOV+S, PLV/CV, and PLV/HFOV. Thirty min after lung injury had been induced with repeated saline lavage, specific ventilatory treatment was initiated. Three animals of the CV group died within the 24 h study period, whereas none died in any of the other groups. The oxygenation index (OI) and the PaO2/FIO2 ratio improved significantly within 30 min in all groups, but not in the CV group. After 24 h all oxygenation parameters were better in the PLV groups than in CV or CV+S (P < 0.05). No differences in gas exchange were noted between HFOV+S and PLV/CV. The combination of PLV with HFOV led to an increased PaO2/FIO2 ratio when compared with PLV/CV and with HFOV+S (P < 0.05). All PLV treated animals had significantly less lung injury in the upper and lower lobes compared with gas-ventilated animals by histologic semi-quantitative lung injury score (P < 0.01) and in the lower lobes by morphometry (P < 0.001). In conclusion, HFOV+S and PLV either with CV or HFOV are effective techniques to provide adequate gas exchange in S-deficient lungs compared with CV with and without S. However, lung injury was significantly improved in both PLV treated groups compared with HFOV+S and the CV groups.

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[Optimization of ventilation in anesthesia. 6. Quantitative registration of ventilation perfusion disorders during ventilation].

The ventilation perfusion perturbations which were registered during narcosis ventilation with different ventilation patterns were investigated by means of time series analysis. It was shown that the time progress of the parameter PaO2 can be approximated by a linear equation in the considered time interval. The coefficient of the linear term of this equation describes the degree of the ventilation perfusion perturbations. The prediction made by this evaluation was confirmed by experimental data.

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[Long-term artificial ventilation by nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation; 6 cases of domiciliary assisted ventilation].

Six patients with chronic respiratory failure associated with hypercapnia were treated with nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) at home. NIPPV was delivered via a custom molded nasal interface described by McDermott. The patients consisted of one patient with kyphoscoliosis, three with Tb-sequela, one with COPD, and one with neuromuscular disease. Each patient had been treated with oxygen therapy until assisted ventilation was initiated because of CO2 retention. NIPPV was administered using a volume cycled flow generator set to deliver a minute volume such that PaCO2 was maintained between 35 and 45 Torr on NIPPV trial performed during wakefulness under the condition of no leakage from the mask. Supplementary oxygen was added so that oxygen saturation was maintained above 90 percent during more than 95% of nighttime NIPPV. Arterial blood gas tensions during daytime spontaneous breathing showed an improvement (PaCO2 68.3 +/- 7.2 Torr, PaO2 70.4 +/- 15.5 Torr, SaO2 91.6 +/- 4.3% before treatment; PaCO2 55.8 +/- 4.7 Torr, PaO2 87.5 +/- 16.5 Torr, SaO2 95.5 +/- 1.7% on treatment, mean +/- SD). The duration of NIPPV at home ranged from 2 to 24 months (11.7 +/- 6.8), and there was no hospitalization due to exacerbation during this period. In conclusion, NIPPV via a custom molded mask is simple, noninvasive, and suitable for the provision of long-term and domiciliary assisted ventilation.

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Ventilator-induced barotrauma in controlled mechanical ventilation versus intermittent mandatory ventilation.

Retrospective analysis of pulmonary barotrauma incidence in 292 patients ventilated greater than or equal to 24 h was conducted. From 1971-1973, 156 patients with acute respiratory insufficiency were managed with controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) and PEEP. During 1973-1976, 136 patients were supported with IMV and CPAP. Despite higher mean peak and end-expiratory airway pressure, the IMV-CPAP group exhibited a significantly lower incidence of ventilator-induced barotrauma; 7% vs 22% (p less than 0.01). We suspect the difference is related to fewer mechanical breaths with IMV and not to the level of end-expiratory pressure employed.

Barotrauma↗

Respiratory and haemodynamic effects of conventional volume controlled PEEP ventilation, pressure regulated volume controlled ventilation and low frequency positive pressure ventilation with extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal in pigs with acute ARDS.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether any benefit of low frequency positive pressure ventilation with extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (LFPPV-ECCO2R) existed over either volume controlled ventilation (VCV) with measured best-PEEP or pressure regulated volume controlled ventilation (PRVCV) with an inspiration/expiration (I/E) ratio of 4:1, with respect to arterial oxygenation, lung mechanics and haemodynamics, in acute respiratory failure. Fifteen adult pigs were used for the study. Respiratory failure was induced by surfactant depletion by repeated lung lavage. The different therapeutic approaches were applied randomly to each pig for 1 h. Measurements of gas exchange, airway pressures and haemodynamics were performed during ventilatory and haemodynamic steady state. Paco2 was kept constant in all modes. At almost similar total-PEEP, Pao2 values were significantly higher with LFPPV-ECCO2R compared to VCV with best-PEEP. Peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) and intrapulmonary pressure amplitude defined as the difference between PIP and total-PEEP were significantly lower with PRVCV and LFPPV-ECCO2R compared to VCV with best-PEEP. There was no significant difference between the modes concerning cardiocirculatory parameters. PRVCV with I/E ratio of 4:1 and LFPPV-ECCO2R proved to be better modes to achieve better gas exchange and lower PIP at lower intrapulmonary pressure amplitudes. It is concluded that PRVCV is an adequate form of treatment under these experimental conditions imitating acute respiratory failure, without necessitating other invasive measures.

Acute Disease↗