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Comparison of ventilation and gas exchange in anaesthetized infants and children during spontaneous and artificial ventilation.

Measurements of minute and alveolar ventilation (VE and VA), respiratory frequency, end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration (E'CO2), deadspace (VD) and carbon dioxide output (VCO2) were made in 22 anaesthetized infants and young children during spontaneous (SV) and intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV). In the children who had been given an opioid premedication, E'CO2 concentrations were significantly greater during SV than the predetermined value set for IPPV. In infants premedicated with atropine alone, E'CO2 during SV was only slightly greater than during IPPV, and VA was not changed. A mean tidal volume (VT) of 9.8 +/- 2.5 ml kg-1, and a mean VE of between 225 and 250 ml min-1 kg-1, were required to produce E'CO2 4.5% during IPPV. Despite a decrease in respiratory frequency, VD/VT and VD per minute were both decreased by IPPV in infants. VCO2 was unchanged in both groups. The decrease in wasted ventilation seen during IPPV in infants supports its use in clinical practice.

Anesthesia, Inhalation↗

Anaesthesia for paediatric tonsillectomy. Comparison of spontaneous ventilation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation.

Fifty children undergoing tonsillectomy were anaesthetized using either a spontaneous ventilation (SV) technique with halothane (and nitrous oxide in oxygen) or intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) (with nitrous oxide, in oxygen) facilitated by atracurium 0.5 mg kg-1. Time to full recovery was significantly less in the IPPV group (1.8 +/- 3.79 min) than the SV group (20.0 +/- 6.77 min) (P less than 0.001) and ventilated children had a better quality of long-term recovery (sleep score 1.02 for the SV and 1.44 for the IPPV groups) (P less than 0.01). Apart from a significantly greater E'CO2 in the halothane group (7.3 kPa +/- 0.9 compared with 5.1 kPa +/- 0.5) (P less than 0.001), there was no significant difference in operative or postoperative morbidity.

Anesthesia Recovery Period↗

Colobronchial fistula in a pediatric patient: diagnostic value of isolated single-lung ventilation and intraoperative use of high frequency oscillatory ventilation.

IMPLICATIONS: We describe the anesthetic management of a pediatric patient who underwent thoracotomy repair of a colobronchial fistula. Single-lung ventilation confirmed the diagnosis and the position of the fistula. In addition, the intraoperative use of high frequency oscillatory ventilation in combination with conventional ventilation of the nonoperative side is described.

Bronchial Fistula↗

Regional organ blood flow during high-frequency positive-pressure ventilation (HFPPV) and intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (IPPV).

The effect of high-frequency ventilation (HFV) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) at normal and elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) was compared with flows measured under the same conditions during intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV). Renal, lung (bronchial artery supply), and cardiac blood flows also were measured during HFV and compared with flows observed during IPPV. Measurements were made in canines with stable hemodynamic variables and arterial CO2 and O2 tensions in the normal range, CBF during HFV was comparable to the CBF during IPPV. Following an increase in ICP to a mean of 44 +/- 18 mmHg (SD), mean CBF decreased to 22.5 +/- 11 ml . 100 g-1 . min-1 (SD) during IPPV and 21.7 +/- 13.2 ml . 100 g-1 . min-1 (SD) during HFV. No statistical differences could be noted in regional or global flow as a function of ventilatory mode. Renal, lung (bronchial artery supply), and cardiac blood flows also showed no statistical variation between HFV and IPPV. Ventilator-synchronous fluctuations in ICP observed during IPPV were reduced during HFV at normal ICP and eliminated by HFV at elevated ICP.

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Comparison of conventional mechanical ventilation and high-frequency ventilation. A prospective, randomized trial in patients with respiratory failure.

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) following trauma or sepsis has a mortality rate of 50% to 85%. The mainstays of treatment are mechanical ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). In the past decade, many reports have claimed superiority of high frequency ventilation (HFV) in the treatment of ARF. We structured a prospective randomized trial of HFV versus conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. All patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) were eligible for the study. On admission patients identified for being at risk of developing acute respiratory failure were randomized to receive either HFV or CMV. Patients were treated to the same therapeutic endpoint (pH greater than 7.35, PaCO2 35 to 45 torr, PaO2/FIO2 greater than 225). Daily ventilatory support, fluid and drug requirements, and cardiopulmonary variables were recorded. One hundred thirteen patients were entered into the study. Of these, 100 completed the study (HFV n = 52, CMV n = 48) and 60 developed acute respiratory failure (HFV n = 32, CMV n = 28). Patients on HFV reached the therapeutic endpoint at a lower level of continuous positive airway pressure and mean airway pressure; however there were no differences in mortality, SICU days, hospital days, incidence of barotrauma, number of blood gases, or cardiovascular interventions. This report suggests that HFV offers no concrete advantages over CMV when applied in a prospective fashion for the treatment of acute respiratory failure.

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Matched ventilation-perfusion becomes mismatched ventilation-perfusion lung imaging after resolution of carcinoma of the bronchus.

Airway occlusion results in regional alveolar hypoxia followed by reflex hypoxic pulmonary arterial constriction. Ventilation-perfusion imaging demonstrates matched defects. In the two patients reported, occlusion of the main bronchus by bronchogenic carcinoma was resolved--in one case by radiation therapy, and in the other by removal of the tumor mass in the bronchus by bronchial slitted biopsy. The initially matched ventilation-perfusion findings became mismatched. While ventilation was presumed to be normal, pulmonary perfusion was not completely reversed.

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High-frequency percussive ventilation compared with conventional mechanical ventilation.

In seven patients with severe respiratory distress, conventional mechanical ventilation and PEEP were used initially for respiratory support, which was changed to high-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) at the same level of airway pressure and FIO2. During both modes of ventilation, patients could breathe spontaneously via a low-threshold demand valve. With HFPV, PaO2 improved significantly (p less than .01) compared with PaO2 during conventional methods. Cardiac output was unaffected by the change to HFPV.

Carbon Dioxide↗

Accuracy of delivered versus preset minute ventilation of portable emergency ventilators.

The accuracy of delivered minute volume (VE) ventilation of portable emergency ventilators (PEV) was evaluated. Five PEV from three manufacturers were adapted to an artificial lung for varying compliance and resistance. Each PEV was tested in the "no airmix" (pure oxygen) and "airmix" (approximately 60% oxygen) setting at different frequencies and VE. Measurement of delivered VE (VEdel) was made using a pneumotachograph and digital integration of the flow values greater than 1 min (maximal error +/- 2%). Maximal inspiratory pressure (Pinsp) was measured with a transducer. Two PEV from one manufacturer produced severe hyperventilation when used at low VE (i.e., in children). Two other PEV from another manufacturer produced less marked hyperventilation, but revealed unexpected hypoventilation during conditions of higher inspiratory pressures (i.e., in adults with reduced compliance). The prototype PEV that was tested also revealed less marked hyperventilation with small decreases (down to -10% of the VE at higher Pinsp values). Further investigation is needed before this prototype goes into production. Manufacturers should redefine predicted values or machine settings or indicate that use of these devices may produce results which are not in accordance with the machine settings. Until adjustments are made, ventilation should be monitored when possible by measurement of end-tidal PCO2 or systemic arterial blood gases.

Adult↗

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional ventilation in a piglet model of early meconium aspiration.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the cardiopulmonary effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFO) and conventional ventilation (CV) in a piglet model of meconium aspiration syndrome. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized control study. SUBJECTS: Piglets 1 to 2 wks of age. INTERVENTIONS: Meconium aspiration was induced in 30 piglets. They were then randomized to CV, HFO at 10 Hz, or HFO at 15 Hz. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Arterial blood gas, and systemic and pulmonary hemodynamics were measured serially. Airway opening pressure (P-Flex), static lung compliance (Crs), and trapped gas volume (TGV) were derived. Meconium instillation produced similar stable decreases in Crs (6.7 +/- 0.7 [SEM] to 4.7 +/- 0.4 mL/cm) and increases in pulmonary vascular resistance (68 +/- 6.4 vs. 91.9 +/- 8.5 mm Hg/mL/kg/min). A greater proportion of animals (40%, p< .007) remained hypercarbic during HFO at 15 Hz. Oxygenation indices were similar for all groups. In regards to high-frequency support, both power and deltaP were higher in the HFO at 15 Hz group (p< .001). When compared with both CV and HFO at 10 Hz, the TGV in the HFO at 15 Hz group was significantly higher following randomization to ventilator type. P-Flex was also greatest in the 15 Hz group, followed by the 10 Hz group and the CV group. Higher airway opening pressures, given identical compliance, suggest that HFO at 15 Hz resulted in greater large airway obstruction. With HFO's inherent low tidal volumes, progression of meconium to the distal airways may be delayed. CONCLUSIONS: Early institution of HFO at 15 Hz in meconium aspiration may exacerbate air trapping. HFO at lower rates may be the optimal method of respiratory support in meconium aspiration syndrome. HFO may extend the window of time available for removal of meconium.

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High-frequency oscillatory ventilation and partial liquid ventilation after acute lung injury in premature lambs with respiratory distress syndrome.

OBJECTIVE: Conventional mechanical ventilatory support (CV) contributes to lung injury in premature lambs with respiratory distress syndrome, a disease that is characterized by progressive deterioration of gas exchange and increased lung inflammation. Lung recruitment strategies, such as high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and partial liquid ventilation (PLV), improve gas exchange and attenuate lung inflammation when instituted immediately after birth. However, whether these recruitment strategies are effective as rescue treatment after established lung injury is unknown. To determine the separate and combined effects of HFOV and PLV when initiated after the establishment of acute lung injury in severe respiratory distress syndrome, we studied the effects of these strategies on gas exchange and histologic signs of acute lung injury in premature lambs. DESIGN: Animals were intubated, treated with surfactant and ventilated with 1.00 FIO2 for 4 hrs. After 2 hrs, animals were either continued on CV (controls) or treated with one of three strategies: HFOV; CV + PLV; or HFOV + PLV. The response to low-dose inhaled nitric oxide (5 ppm) was measured in each group at the end of the study. SETTING: An animal laboratory affiliated with University of Colorado School of Medicine. SUBJECTS: A total of 20 premature lambs at 115-118 days of gestation (term = 147 days). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: In comparison with control animals, each of the rescue therapies improved PaO2 after 1 hr of treatment. The HFOV and HFOV + PLV groups had higher PaO2 than CV + PLV or CV alone (p < .05). Mean airway pressure (Paw) was lower in the PLV groups during CV or HFOV compared with their controls (p < .05). Inhaled NO improved PaO2 in all groups; however, the increase in PaO2 was greatest in the HFOV + PLV group (p < .05). Histologic examination and myeloperoxidase assay were not different between groups. CONCLUSION: We conclude that each lung recruitment strategy improved oxygenation in premature lambs with established lung injury.

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High-frequency percussive ventilation: an alternative mode of ventilation for head-injured patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Adult respiratory distress syndrome develops in up to 20% of patients with severe head injury. This complicates the treatment of head-injured patients because lung-protective strategies such as high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and permissive hypercapnia may increase intracranial pressure (ICP) and reduce cerebral perfusion pressure. The use of high-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) is an alternate mode of ventilation that may improve oxygenation for head-injured patients while also lowering ICP. METHODS: Clinical data were collected retrospectively over a 1-year period. Patients were included if they had a severe traumatic brain injury with a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 8 or lower, a ventriculostomy drain for ICP measurement and cerebral spinal fluid drainage, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Patients were switched from conventional mechanical ventilation to HFPV at the discretion of the attending trauma surgeon. Data for partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen (PF) ratio, peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), ICP, partial pressure of carbon dioxide level (PCO2), PEEP, and mean airway pressure were compared before and then 4 and 16 hours after institution of HFPV therapy. RESULTS: A total of 10 patients met study criteria. Data were expressed as mean +/- standard error. There was an increase in PF ratio (91.8 +/- 13.2 vs. 269.7 +/- 34.6; p < 0.01), PEEP (14 +/- 2.5 vs. 16 +/- 3.5), and mean airway pressure (20.4 +/- 4.8 vs. 23.6 +/- 6.8) 16 hours after institution of HFPV. There was a decrease in ICP (30.9 +/- 3.4 vs. 17.4 +/- 1.7; p < 0.01), PC02 (37.7 +/- 4.1 vs. 32.7 +/- 1.1; p < 0.05), and PIP (49.4 +/- 10 vs. 41 +/- 7.9; p < 0.05) at 16 hours. Overall mortality was 10%. CONCLUSIONS: Therapy with HFPV produced a significant improvement in oxygenation with a concomitant reduction in ICP during the first 16 hours. This therapy may represent an important new method for the management of adult respiratory distress syndrome among head-injured trauma patients, although the long-term outcome of HFPV still needs evaluation.

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A new versatile breathing system for CPPB. The application of PEPP during assisted and controlled ventilation or demand flow CPAP during spontaneous ventilation, with or without IMV.

A system is described which has been designed to improve the management of patients requiring CPPB. It makes use of a modified Bird Mark 7 or 8 ventilator adapted with a PEPP compensator and a new breathing circuit. This versatile unit provides several advantages over other currently available systems and makes it possible to apply PEPP during controlled and/or assisted ventilation as well as CPAP during spontaneous respiration, with IMV if another servo ventilator is included. This system has been in clinical use for 2 years and has proved to be highly reliable and efficient in both adults and children.

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Preglottic low-frequency Venturi jet ventilation in laryngoscopic microsurgery in adults. The influence of inspiratory time and frequency of ventilation.

The influence of inspiratory time and frequency of jet ventilation was investigated in an experimental model of a jet ventilator and a set of artificial lungs. The optimal ventilatory settings, when used in the clinical context, result in safe, adequate ventilation, as was proved by Astrup and intratracheal pressure measurements in 15 patients.

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Artificial ventilation in children during anaesthesia using a tidal volume ventilator.

Standards for artificial pulmonary ventilation at ventilatory frequencies of 15 and 20 cycles per min, (PETCO2 4 +/- 0.5 kPa), were defined in 16 children with healthy lungs and body weights between 2.6 and 22.6 kg. A tidal volume ventilator and balanced anaesthesia were used during abdominal surgery. At f = 20 cycles/min an approximately direct proportionality existed between tidal volume and body weight (VTpat = 12.3 . kg b.w.--2.1, r = 0.99). The mean value VTpat per kg b.w. was 12.1 +/- 1.4 ml/kg. At f = 15 cycles/min, a linear relationship between tidal volume and kg b.w. was recorded (VTpat = 14.6 . kg b.w. + 16, r = 0.97). The mean value VTpat per kg b.w. was 15.9 +/- 1.5 ml/kg. A significant decrease in total compliance was recorded during the initial part of the surgical procedure. A rectilinear relationship existed between total compliance and kg b.w. (CTOT = 11.2 . kg b.w.--12.5, r = 0.95). The mean value CTOT per kg b.w. was 9.7 +/- 0.54 ml/kPa/kg at f = 20. The endotracheal peak pressure maintained a fairly constant pressure level independent of the initial pressure within the ventilator, the tidal volume and the body weight, a phenomenon explained by the hypothesis that the proportional increase in total lung volume and functional residual capacity in the older children compensated for the higher pressures.

Abdomen↗

Ventilation-perfusion distribution during inhalation anaesthesia. Effects of spontaneous breathing, mechanical ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure.

Ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) ratios were studied by means of an inert gas elimination technique in healthy subjects with an average age of 51 years in the supine posture (a) when awake, (b) during inhalational anaesthesia, spontaneously breathing, (c) during mechanical ventilation, and (d) when a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) was applied. In the awake subject a bimodal distribution of VA/Q was recovered in most patients, one mode centered around the ratio of 1 and another, smaller mode, within low VA/Q-regions. Any shunt was less than 3% of cardiac output. With anaesthesia and spontaneous breathing, the low VA/Q mode was reduced and the shunt increased to an average of 6.2%. With mechanical ventilation, the major VA/Q mode was widened while the shunt was further increased in 4 of 10 subjects (mean 8.6%). With PEEP, the shunt was reduced and a new mode within high VA/Q-regions appeared. The shunt and low VA/Q-regions appeared. The shunt and low VA/Q-regions may be explained in terms of airway closure while the high VA/Q mode with PEEP may be attributed to the development of a zone I.

Adult↗

Volume-controlled ventilation with superimposed high frequency ventilation during expiration in healthy and surfactant-depleted pig lungs.

In the healthy and surfactant-depleted lungs of five pigs the influence of different forms of high frequency ventilation superimposed on conventional mechanical ventilation during the expiratory phase of the ventilatory cycle (SHFVE) on gas exchange and cardiocirculatory parameters was investigated. Subsequently the effects of end-expiratory flushing (EF), i.e. cleaning the large airways and connecting tubes from the ventilator free from end-expiratory CO2, with a volume greater than the dead space of the large airways and connecting tubes was investigated. SHFVE and EF resulted in a significant improvement in CO2 elimination in both healthy and surfactant-depleted lungs. Furthermore, in stiff lungs, at a certain level of oxygenation and CO2 elimination, SHFVE produced the lowest peak and mean airway pressure without any additional depression of cardiocirculatory parameters.

Animals↗

Contribution of rib cage and abdominal movement to ventilation for successful weaning from mechanical ventilation.

In order to test the hypothesis whether the breathing pattern is helpful in predicting weaning outcome in patients being weaned from mechanical ventilation, 38 patients who underwent operation for esophageal cancer were evaluated at weaning from mechanical ventilation (19 unsuccessful weanings, group U, and 19 successful weanings in age-matched patients, group S). Since all patients initially fulfilled our weaning criteria, ventilatory parameters such as tidal volume, respiratory frequency, minute ventilation, and arterial blood gas analysis showed no significant differences between the groups. The breathing pattern was registered quantitatively by means of respiratory inductive plethysmography at 3 cmH2O (0.3 kPa) of CPAP prior to weaning. The contribution of rib cage movement to tidal volume (%RC) was significantly greater in group U than in group S (P < 0.05). Indeed, 84% of the patients in group S showed %RC less than 50%, compared to only 16% of the patients in group U (P < 0.05). The results suggest that the breathing pattern is one important factor in predicting the outcome of weaning in patients after thoraco-abdominal surgery. Diaphragmatic fatigue is suspected to be the mechanism for the increase in the RC component in patients with unsuccessful weaning outcome.

Abdomen↗

Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia ventilated with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.

Four infants below 6 months of age with proven respiratory syncytial virus infection in need of assisted mechanical ventilation were successfully treated by high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. One of the four infants fulfilled the criteria for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before the start of oscillation, and one on the second day on high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. However, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was not needed in any of the infants. All survived, and three appeared to be without any pulmonary sequelae.

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