Total respiratory system compliance in asymptomatic infants with cystic fibrosis

Total respiratory system compliance (Crs) was assessed by the weighted spirometer method in 11 asymptomatic infants (mean age, 11.1 months) with cystic fibrosis (CF) who had normal chest radiographs. In addition to Crs, functional residual capacity (FRC), respiratory rate (RR), and mixing index (MI) were measured. There was no significant difference in FRC between normal controls (n = 36) and CF infants (190 +/- 69 versus 186 +/- 63 ml; p less than 0.8), although the CF group had a higher RR (32 +/- 7 versus 37 +/- 7 BPM; p less than 0.05) and a lower MI (45 +/- 7 versus 40 +/- 8%; p less than 0.05), reflecting an abnormal distribution of ventilation. The lower Crs (9.0 +/- 3.4 versus 5.7 +/- 2.8 ml/cm H2O; p less than 0.01) and the lower specific compliance, Crs/FRC (0.049 +/- 0.013 versus 0.029 +/- 0.007 1/cm H2O; p less than 0.0001), in the CF group were the parameters that best distinguished the normal control and CF infants. We conclude that the measurement of Crs represents a noninvasive method for detecting early pulmonary function abnormalities in CF infants.     

Cardiopulmonary function of cats with respiratory distress induced by N-nitroso N-methylurethane

The purposes of this study were to determine the effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and end-expiratory lung volume on systemic blood flow, whether PEEP levels yielding maximum systemic oxygen transport are associated with maximum lung compliance, and the effects of end-expiratory lung volume on pulmonary resistance to gas flow, in an animal model of respiratory distress. Twelve cats were inoculated with 12 mg/kg N-Nitroso N-Methylurethane (NNNMU) to induce respiratory distress. The NNNMU caused a 76% decrease in disaturated phosphatidyl-choline of lung lavage, a 34% decrease in functional residual capacity (FRC), an 80% decrease in lung compliance, an 88% increase in pulmonary resistance to gas flow, a 43% decrease in PaO2, and a 37% decrease in oxygen consumption. Systemic blood flow and systemic oxygen transport were not significantly altered by the chemically induced respiratory distress. PEEP levels of 5.1 +/- 0.8 cm H2O returned end-expiratory lung volume to normal FRC levels. Increases in PEEP caused systemic blood flow to decrease even when end-expiratory lung volume was below or equal to normal FRC levels but did not significantly affect systemic oxygen transport, lung compliance, or pulmonary resistance. We conclude that in cats with NNNMU-induced respiratory distress: PEEP causes decreases in systemic blood flow, lung compliance and systemic oxygen transport are not clear indicators of optimal PEEP level, and returning end-expiratory lung volume to normal FRC does not significantly reduce pulmonary resistance to gas flow.     

Decrease in lung volume depends on end-expiratory pressure in a rabbit model of airway lavage.

BACKGROUND: In the past, the rabbit model of repeated airway lavage has been extensively used to induce a decrease in lung volume accompanied by impairment in lung mechanics and gas exchange. OBJECTIVES: The rationale of our study was to investigate the influence of different end-expiratory pressure (EEP) levels (0.4-4.2 cm H2O) on changes in functional residual capacity (FRC) and the efficacy of lavages administered. METHODS: Forty-five rabbits were subjected to 2-8 lavages with 20 ml/kg warm normal saline until arterial/alveolar oxygen tension (a/A ratio) had decreased to 相似文献   

Respiratory compliance of healthy newborn infants measured by endinspiratory airway occlusion technique in the first hours of life

The compliance of the respiratory system (Crs) has been measured by an airway occlusion technique in 78 healthy newborn infants [gestational age (GA) 36.2 +/- 2.9 weeks, range 28-41 weeks; birth weight (BW) 2.418 +/- 0.879 kg, range 0.830-4.350 kg; body height (BH) 45.2 +/- 4.4 cm, range 33-52 cm in the first 8 h after birth (206.2 +/- 100.8 min, range 45-480 min). The prediction equations were (Crs, ml/cm H2O): Crs = 0.087.GA -1.173 (r = 0.49, p less than 0.0001), Crs = 0.372.BW +1.067 (r = 0.62, p less than 0.0001), Crs = 0.076.BH -1.493 (r = 0.61, p less than 0.0001). The Crs values were very similar to the values measured in curarized newborn infants and quoted in the literature. There was only one newborn infant with a Crs of less than 1 ml/cm H2O (GA = 34 weeks, BW = 0.830 kg, BH = 33 cm, Crs = 0.909 ml/cm H2O).     

Effect of tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure on compliance during mechanical ventilation.

In 12 patients requiring therapy with mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure, total static compliance (Cst) increased from 29 +/- 4 ml/cm H2O at a tidal volume (TV) of 5 ml/kg to 42 +/- 7 ml/cm H2O at a TV of 15 ml/kg. Similarly, Cst increased from 42 +/- 7 ml/cm H2O to 52 +/- 8 ml/cm H2O between 0 and 6 cm H2O of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). At high levels of pulmonary inflation (ie, high PEEP and large TV) compliance decreased. The changes of total respiratory compliance with TV were mainly due to changes in pulmonary compliance. With PEEP, the functional residual capacity increased, and specific compliance did not change. Two mechanisms may be responsible for the changes in compliance. First, varying TV or PEEP will alter the position of tidal ventilation on the pressure-volume curve, resulting in an increase in compliance with increasing TV and PEEP up to a point, where overdistention occurs and compliance decreases. Secondly, the function of the surface-lowering substance may be altered in acute pulmonary parenchymal disease, thus disturbing the regulation of surface tension over the range of pulmonary inflation studied.     

Delayed compliance increase in infants with respiratory distress syndrome following synthetic surfactant.

Recent research has demonstrated that Exosurf (EXSF), a newly synthesized artificial surfactant, increases survival when administered endotracheally to premature infants with RDS. This study examines the effects of EXSF on static respiratory system compliance (Crs). Thirty-four patients received two doses of EXSF in this rescue protocol. Crs (mL/cmH2O/kg) did not significantly change within the first 4 hours after either dose. However, Crs values did increase significantly (paired Student's t-test, P = 0.005) when data collected after the second dose (0.36 +/- 0.13 mL/cmH2O/kg) were compared to first week follow-up data (0.51 +/- 0.21 mL/cmH2O/kg). Crs data collected between 2 and 4 weeks after treatments were again not significantly different from non-concurrent control data collected at 3-4 weeks of life. The measurement of Crs in infants receiving EXSF may have been affected by an increase in lung inflation, which could mask an increase in Crs. We speculate that improved lung inflation may occur with less barotrauma in the first week of life due to surfactant replacement treatment and may in part explain the improved Crs seen at 1 week of age. Many investigators using different surfactants, dosing schedules, and pulmonary function methodologies to evaluate lung mechanics have reported that the improvement in compliance after surfactant treatment usually follows the clinical improvement in gas exchange. Additional studies are needed to explain the mechanism of early improvement following surfactant replacement in infants with RDS.     

肺泡复张后不同呼气末正压和潮气量调节策略对防止肺泡再萎陷效果的实验研究

目的探讨肺泡复张(RM)后再萎陷的机制以及呼气末正压(PEEP)和潮气量(VT)的调节策略。方法健康杂种犬18只,建立油酸所致急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS),行容量控制通气(VCV)、PEEP 16 cm H2O、VT10 m l/kg、通气频率(RR)30次/m in,稳定后作为基础状态(0 m in)。以压力控制通气[气道峰压(PIP)50 cm H2O,PEEP 35 cm H2O,持续60 s]行RM,然后随机分为小VT中等PEEP组(LVMP组,VT10 m l/kg、PEEP 16 cm H2O、RR 30次/m in),小VT低PEEP组(LVLP组,VT10 m l/kg、PEEP 10 cm H2O、RR 30次/m in)和中等VT低PEEP组(MVLP组,VT15 m l/kg、PEEP 10cm H2O、RR 20次/m in)。观察4 h后处死动物,行支气管肺泡灌冼。监测氧合、呼吸力学、血流动力学及肺损伤指标。结果(1)LVMP、LVLP、MVLP组低位拐点(LIP)分别为(16.0±1.3)、(15.8±3.0)、(16.3±1.9)cm H2O。(2)在RM后30、60 m in,LVMP组动脉血氧分压(PaO2)[(371±64)、(365±51)mm Hg]显著高于LVLP组[(243±112)、(240±108)mm Hg]及MVLP组[(242±97)、(232±87)mm Hg,P均<0.05],但直至RM后4 h 3组比较差异无统计学意义;LVLP与MVLP组在RM后各个时间点的PaO2与基础状态比较差异均无统计学意义;MVLP组的通气功能较其他两组显著改善。(3)与基础状态比较,RM后LVMP组平均动脉压(mABP)显著降低,平均肺动脉压(mPAP)显著增加,而其他两组mABP保持稳定,mPAP降低。(4)与基础状态比较,3组PIP和气道平台压(Pp lat)在RM后均显著降低,呼吸系统静态顺应性(Cst)显著改善。在RM后同一时间点比较,MVLP组PIP、Pp lat和Cst均显著好于LVMP组。MVLP组与LVLP组相比,Cst有增加趋势。(5)在相同部位的支气管肺泡灌冼液中,肺损伤指标在各组之间无显著差异。结论与LIP相近的高PEEP有助于防止复张肺泡的再萎陷,但对血流动力学和呼吸力学产生不利影响;早期应用RM能有效“节约”PEEP,并为上调VT提供了较肺泡复张之前更大的空间。     

Dexamethasone therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: improved respiratory mechanics without adrenal suppression.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the pattern of changes in respiratory system mechanics induced by dexamethasone (Dex) in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and to determine whether dosages that produce these changes induce adrenal suppression. We examined mechanics in seven ventilator-dependent premature infants (age, 33 +/- 4.8 days) with BPD, before and daily during Dex therapy. Dex (0.5 mg/kg/day) was given intravenously for 7 days unless complications necessitated early termination. Respiratory system resistance (Rrs) and compliance (Crs) were measured by the passive expiratory flow-volume technique during the course of dexamethasone therapy or until extubation. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) stimulation tests were done at baseline and following Dex therapy to evaluate adrenal function. Dex therapy caused a 77 +/- 18% increase in Crs (from 0.97 +/- 0.09 SEM mL/cmH2O to 1.6 +/- 0.16 mL/cmH2O; P less than 0.025) and a 33 +/- 5% decrease in Rrs (from 0.20 +/- 0.02 cmH2O/mL/s to 0.14 +/- 0.01 cmH2O/mL/s; P less than 0.01). Concurrently, ventilator rate, mean airway pressure, and FIO2 all decreased significantly (P less than 0.025). Extubation occurred later in infants with the lowest Crs and highest Rrs at baseline. At extubation, all Crs values were greater than 1.33 mL/cmH2O and Rrs values were less than 0.15 cmH2O/mL/s. Systolic blood pressure increased from 61 +/- 6.3 mmHg to 84 +/- 17 mmHg, 72-96 h after the start of Dex (P less than 0.025). There were no episodes of culture-positive sepsis. Neither basal nor ACTH-stimulated levels of cortisol were suppressed as a result of Dex therapy (P greater than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Role of positive end-expiratory pressure changes on functional residual capacity in surfactant treated preterm infants

Both surfactant replacement and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) increase lung volume in infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). We measured pulmonary mechanics and functional residual capacity (FRC) in 21 preterm infants with RDS, > 48 hr post-surfactant therapy (BW, 1,168 ± 441 g; GA, 28.3 ± 2.8 weeks; postnatal age, 3–7 days). A non-linear but significant increase in mean FRC was noted as PEEP increased from 2 to 5 cmH₂O: 18.4 ± 4.7mL/kg at 2 cmH₂O; 19.7 ± 4.3 mL at 3 cm H₂O; 22.6 ± 5.5ml/kg at 4 cmH₂O; and 26.2 ± 6.2 mL/kg at 5 cmH₂O (P < 0.01). Because of the synergistic combined effect on lung volume, surfactant treated neonates should be weaned cautiously from PEEP during ventilatory management. Our study also suggests that the occurrence of inadvertent end-distending pressure during FRC measurement in the ventilated neonate lead to erroneous results. Pediatr Pulmonal. 1994;18:89–92. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Respiratory system mechanics in patients receiving aerosolized ribavirin during mechanical ventilation for suspected respiratory syncytial viral infection.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important respiratory pathogen for infants. Aerosolized ribavirin (AR) has been used in mechanically ventilated (MV) patients with RSV bronchiolitis. The purpose of this study was to measure respiratory system mechanics (RSM) in pediatric patients requiring MV and receiving AR for suspected RSV. Patients were prospectively randomized to receive AR, either at a regular dose (RD) (6 g/300 mL over 18 hr/day) or a high dose (HD) (6 g/100 mL over 2 hr, three times a day). To measure changes in RSM, a passive exhalation technique was used before and after each dose of AR; time constant (tc) in s, resistance (Rrs) in cmH(2)O/mL/kg/s, and quasistatic compliance (Crs) in mL/cmH(2)O/kg were measured. Airway pressure and flow signals were obtained and analyzed using a pneumotachograph, a differential pressure transducer, and a computer interface. Statistical analysis was done by Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon rank tests. Thirteen patients were enrolled: 5 patients in the HD group (mean age of 52 months), and 8 patients in the RD group (mean age of 10 months). Four and 5 patients were positive for RSV by ELISA in the HD and RD groups, respectively. The RSM in the HD group were: tc, 0.58 +/- 0.15 s and 0.55 +/- 0.20 s before and after AR, respectively; Rrs, 0.03 +/- 0. 03 cmH(2)0/mL/kg/s and 0.02 +/- 0.02 cmH(2)0/mL/kg/s, respectively; and Crs, 0.63 +/- 0.21 mL/cmH(2)O/kg and 0.70 +/- 0.13 mL/cmH(2)O/kg, respectively. In the RD group, the RSM were: tc, 0.37 +/- 0.12 s and 0.31 +/- 0.10 s before and after AR, respectively; Rrs, 0.03 +/- 0.02 cmH(2)0/mL/kg/s and 0.02 +/- 0.01 cmH(2)0/mL/kg/s, respectively (P < 0.05); and Crs, 0.46 +/- 0.20 mL/cmH(2)O/kg and 0.46 +/- 0.19 mL/cmH(2)O/kg, respectively. We conclude that the use of AR for bronchiolitis in infants and young children during mechanical ventilation does not worsen RSM.     

Static compliance of the respiratory system in healthy infants

We recorded static deflation pressure-volume (PV) curves from near TLC to FRC in 49 healthy, sedated, spontaneously breathing infants of 1 to 104 wk of age. Respiratory activity was transiently inhibited by inflating the respiratory system several times to a volume at an airway pressure of 30 cm H2O (V30). Passive deflation from V30 to FRC was then interrupted by multiple brief occlusions at the airway opening, in order to measure static recoil pressures. The expired volume from V30 to FRC was defined as V30E. Compliance of the respiratory system (Crs) was calculated as the slope of the linear portion of the PV curve from 5 to 15 cm H2O. Crs and V30E increased with increasing body length (p < 0.001). After adjustment for body length, males had greater Crs values than did females (p < 0.01). V30E was smaller in female infants (p < 0.05) and in infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy (p < 0.04). Specific compliance (Crs/V30E) declined with increasing age (p < 0.01), but there were no differences related to sex or maternal smoking. We conclude that static deflation PV curves can be recorded in the age range from 1 to 104 wk, and that maternal smoking may produce hypoplastic lungs.     

Paralysis of ventilated newborn babies does not influence resistance of the total respiratory system.

Paralysis with pancuronium bromide is used in newborn infants to facilitate ventilatory support during respiratory failure. Changes in lung mechanics have been attributed to paralysis. The aim of this study was to examine whether or not paralysis per se has an influence on the passive respiratory mechanics, resistance (Rrs) and compliance (Crs) of the respiratory system in newborn infants. In 30 infants with acute respiratory failure, Rrs was measured during paralysis with pancuronium bromide and after stopping pancuronium bromide (group A). Rrs was also measured in an additional 10 ventilated infants in a reversed fashion (group B): Rrs was measured first in nonparalysed infants and then they were paralysed, mainly for diagnostic procedures, and the Rrs measurement repeated. As Rrs is highly dependent on lung volume, several parameters, that depend directly on lung volume were recorded: inspiratory oxygen fraction (FI,O2), arterial oxygen tension/alveolar oxygen tension (a/A) ratio and volume above functional residual capacity (FRC). In group A, the Rrs was not different during (0.236+/-0.09 cmH2O x s x mL(-1)) and after (0.237+/-0.07 cmH2O x s x mL(-1)) paralysis. Also, in group B, Rrs did not change (0.207+/-0.046 versus 0.221+/-0.046 cm x s x mL(-1) without versus with pancuronium bromide). FI,O2, a/A ratio and volume above FRC remained constant during paralysis. These data demonstrate that paralysis does not influence the resistance of the total respiratory system in ventilated term and preterm infants when measured at comparable lung volumes.     

Pulmonary mechanics in normal infants and young children during first 5 years of life

To characterize lung function in young children we measured lung compliance and pulmonary conductance in 40 normal infants and children ranging in age from the newborn period to 5 years. Inspiratory and expiratory flow was measured by a pneumotachograph, esophageal pressure through a water-filled feeding tube, and functional residual capacity (FRC) by a N2 washout technique. The esophageal pressure change per breath [(mean +/- SD) 7.3 +/- 1.4 cm H2O] and specific compliance (75 +/- 13 ml/cm H2O/L-FRC) did not change with growth. Specific conductance was high (0.60 L/s/cm H2O/L-FRC) in preterm infants, decreasing rapidly with initial growth but minimally beyond 10 kg of body weight, and stabilizing at 0.10 L/s/cm H2O/L-FRC. During the age period studied, compliance increased approximately x 25 whereas conductance only rose five-fold. The changes in compliance and conductance were well correlated to FRC, body weight, and length. These findings suggest that in the last trimester of pregnancy the airways are already well developed and postnatal lung growth occurs mainly by formation of new alveoli, leading to a proportional increase in FRC and lung compliance. Postnatally, conductance increases much more slowly than FRC, resulting in a rapid drop in specific conductance.     

Elastic properties of the respiratory system in infants with cystic fibrosis

Respiratory system compliance (Crs) in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been reported as decreased or not different compared with healthy control subjects; however, the reported measurements of Crs were "quasi-static" or by the single-breath occlusion technique, with all measurements limited to tidal lung volume, as well as using inspiratory rather than expiratory pressures. We compared the passive elastic properties of the respiratory system of sleeping infants with CF (n = 10) and healthy control subjects (n = 34) by measuring static deflation pressure--volume (PV) curves from a lung volume at 30 cm H(2)O (V(30)) to FRC. There was no significant difference between the groups for Crs, which was measured as the slope between airway relaxation pressures of 5 and 15 cm H(2)O, the linear portion of the deflation PV curve. In addition, when PV curves were normalized to V(30), there were no differences between the infants with CF and healthy control subjects in the fractional volumes at any airway pressure. The infants with CF had significantly lower forced expiratory flows; however, lower flows did not correlate with fractional volumes measured from the PV curve. Our findings indicate that infants with CF have normal elastic properties of the respiratory system.     

慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者机械通气时对外源性呼气末正压的生理学反应

目的研究慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）患者机械通气时对外源性呼气末正压的生理学反应规律，揭示反应个体化特点。方法随机选取2005年1月至2006年6月由急诊室收入我院呼吸科重症监护室的COPD急性加重期患者15例，仰卧位经口气管插管后接Evita 4呼吸机（德国Draeger公司），采用容量控制通气对受试者序贯给予相当于内源性呼气末正压水平20％、40％、60％、80％、100％、120％的外源性呼气末正压，每次给予外源性呼气末正压后均测量气道阻力、呼吸系统顺应性、气道平台压、总呼气末正压水平。根据施加外源性呼气末正压后患者气道平台压的变化，将15例患者分为正常反应组（11例），反常反应组（4例），对两组间各参数进行比较。结果15例患者当外源性呼气末正压为80％、内源性呼气末正压为100％水平时的气道阻力分别为（18．5±2．0）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1（1cmH2O=0．098kPa）、（18．0±2．2）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1，与外源性呼气末正压为0时的气道阻力[（23．0±2．9）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1]比较差异有统计学意义（t值分别为5．36、6．27，P均〈0．01）；当外源性呼气末正压为120％内源性呼气末正压水平时，气道阻力和总呼气末正压水平分别为（17．3±2．1）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1、（12．7±2．2）cmH2O，与外源性呼气末正压为0时[（23．0±2．9）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1、（10．0±1．1）cmH2O]比较差异有统计学意义（t值分别为6．79、-3．90，P均〈0．01）。正常反应组患者基础生理学参数（外源性呼气末正压为0时）内源性呼气末正压水平、气道阻力、呼吸系统顺应性、气道平台压分别为（10．0±1．0）cmH2O、（22．8±1．9）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1、（39±6）ml／cmH2O、（20±4）cmH2O，与反常反应组[（10．0±1．4）cmH2O、（23．1±4．1）cmH2O·L^-1·s^-1、（42±9）ml／cmH2O、（21±3）cmH2O]比较差异无统计学意义（t值分别为0．03、0．10、0．60、0．15，P均〉0．05）；正常反应组患者在外源性呼气末正压分别为40％、80％、100％、120％内源性呼气末正压时，△Ppla140，△Pplat80，△Pplat100，△Pplat120分别为（-0．020±0．970）cmH2O、（1．6±1．0）cmH2O、（4．0±2．9）cmH2O、（6．4±3．3）cmH2O，与反常反应组[（-7．500±0．920）cmH2O、（-4．4±1．4）cmH2O、（-3．8±1．9）cmH2O、（-1．6±1．2）cmH2O]比较差异有统计学意义（t值分别为-9．64、-5．90、-3．80、-3．92，P均〈0．01）。结论提示部分无自主呼吸的被动机械通气患者应用外源性呼气末正压是有益的，可以使患者气道平台压显著下降。     

Detrimental effects of positive end-expiratory pressure during controlled mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstruction

Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in treatment of asthma may be beneficial by dilating airways or detrimental by increasing hyperinflation. Several studies have reported beneficial results but with conflicting effects on lung volume. We studied the effects of PEEP on pulmonary hyperinflation, gas exchange, and circulation in six patients (59 +/- 19 yr, four men, two women) with severe airflow obstruction requiring mechanical ventilation (four with asthma, two with an exacerbation of chronic airflow obstruction). Three levels of PEEP (5, 10, and 15 cm H2O) were studied. All patients were paralyzed and ventilated with a tidal volume of 1.0 L, and respiratory rates (R) of 10, 16, and 22 breaths per min. End-inspiratory lung volume (VEI) or the degree of pulmonary hyperinflation above functional residual capacity (FRC) was quantified by measuring total exhaled gas volume during a period of apnea following steady-state tidal inspiration (1). Two patients were not studied at 15 cm H2O PEEP because of hypotension. Without PEEP, all patients showed gas trapping above FRC that increased progressively as R was increased (i.e., expiratory time decreased). At each R, increases in PEEP progressively increased FRC up to 1.42 +/- 0.43 L (mean +/- SD) at 15 cm H2O PEEP (n = 4) and progressively reduced the degree of gas trapping above the PEEP FRC.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Pressure controlled inverse ratio ventilation in severe adult respiratory failure

Thirty-one patients with severe respiratory failure who were failing volume controlled conventional ratio ventilation were placed on pressure controlled inverse ratio ventilation (PC-IRV) for a total of 4,426 patient-hours. The PC-IRV resulted in a reduction of minute ventilation from 22 +/- 1.0 L/min (mean +/- SEM) to 15 +/- 0.7 L/min. Peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) was reduced from 66 +/- 2.3 cm H2O to 46 +/- 1.6 cm H2O and positive end expiratory pressures (PEEP) from 15 +/- 1.0 cm H2O to 2.5 +/- 0.5 cm H2O. Mean airway pressure increased from 30 +/- 1.7 cm H2O to 35 +/- 1.7 cm H2O. Oxygenation (PaO2) improved from 69 +/- 4.0 mm Hg to 80 +/- 4.5 mm Hg. The PaCO2 and arterial pH were not significantly changed. There were no significant changes in mean hemodynamic pressures. A lung compromise index (FIO2.PIP.10/PaO2) retrospectively distinguished between successful and unsuccessful PC-IRV episodes. These data suggest that PC-IRV can be successfully and safely implemented in critically ill patients with severe respiratory failure over prolonged periods of time resulting in significant improvement in oxygenation at lower minute volume, peak airway pressure and PEEP requirements.     

应用肺动态压力-容积曲线低位转折点选择最佳呼气末正压的研究

目的探讨根据动态肺压力-容积曲线低位转折点压力(Pinf)选择急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)患者最佳呼气末正压(PEEP)的可行性.方法以8例早期ARDS患者为研究对象,测定动态肺压力-容积曲线及Pinfd.采用低流速法测定准静态肺压力-容积曲线,并确定静态肺压力-容积曲线低位转折点压力(Pinfs).调整PEEP水平,观察患者血流动力学、肺机械力学和氧代谢的变化.结果当PEEP从Pinfd-6cmH2O水平增加到Pinfd+6cmH2O时,动脉血氧分压、动脉血氧饱和度、气道平均压和气道峰压均显著增加.与Pinfd+6cmH2O比较,Pinfd-4cmH2O时的动态肺顺应性显著增高.Pinfd+6cmH2O时的心脏指数有降低趋势,Pinfd-4cmH2O时的氧输送有升高趋势.当Pinfd为(12.8±3.2)cmH2O,Pinfs为(11.0±3.2)cmH2O,两者具有正相关性(r=0.99,P《0.05).回归方程为Pinfd=1.66+1.01×Pinfs.结论当ARDS患者行机械通气治疗时,Pinfd-4cmH2O或Pinfs-2cmH2O为最佳PEEP,可获得最大氧输送.     

Effects of PEEP on respiratory mechanics after open heart surgery.

Respiratory dysfunction, particularly atelectasis, is common after open heart surgery. Routine use of PEEP (5 to 10 cm H2O) in these patients has been advocated. We studied the effects of different levels of PEEP on respiratory mechanics in ten mechanically ventilated open heart surgery patients in the immediate postoperative period. PEEP was studied in increasing increments and decreasing decrements. This procedure was repeated three times. Flow, tidal volume, and airway pressure were measured. We used the rapid airway occlusion technique to determine static compliance of the respiratory system (Cst,rs) and intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi). The changes in end-expiratory lung volume (delta EELV) were measured with respiratory inductive plethysmography. Recruitment of lung units (Vrec) was estimated as the difference in lung volume between PEEP and zero end-expiratory (ZEEP) for the same static inflation pressure (15 cm H2O). We found that (1) Cst,rs at ZEEP was significantly reduced (60 +/- 2 ml/cm H2O); (2) while PEEP of 5 cm H2O did not cause significant recruitment, higher levels of PEEP (10 to 15 cm H2O) were effective; (3) Cst,rs, Vrec, and delta EELV were higher during stepwise PEEP decrease; (4) after the first and second stepwise PEEP increase-decrease run, there was a small persistent increase in EELV and Cst,rs at ZEEP. No further changes were found after the third run. We conclude that after open heart surgery, PEEP less than 10 cm H2O is not effective to reopen atelectatic lung units.     

ARDSNet lower tidal volume ventilatory strategy may generate intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

The ARDSNet trial revealed that the use of a smaller tidal volume (VT) reduced mortality by 22%. However, three earlier studies that lowered VT did not find a decrease in mortality. We tested the hypothesis that the increased respiratory rate used in the ARDSNet lower VT strategy might have led to intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP(i)), raising total PEEP (PEEP(total)). Ten patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were ventilated using the ARDSNet lower VT protocol. Respiratory rate was then reduced (10-15 breaths/minute) to obtain a VT of 12 ml/kg (ARDSNet traditional VT). PEEP on the ventilator (PEEP(nominal): 10.1 +/- 0.7 cm H2O), FIO2 (0.7 +/- 0.1), and minute ventilation (VE: 12.4 +/- 1.7 L/minute) were set using the ARDSNet protocol and maintained constant during the two ventilatory strategies. Values of airway pressure at end-expiration of a regular breath (PEEP(external)) and 3-5 seconds after the onset of an end-expiratory occlusion (PEEP(total)) were measured. PEEP(i) was calculated by subtracting PEEP(external) from PEEP(total). PEEP(total) and PEEP(i) were, respectively, 16.3 +/- 2.9 and 5.8 +/- 3.0 cm H2O during the lower VT strategy and 11.7 +/- 0.9 and 1.4 +/- 1.0 cm H2O during the traditional VT strategy (p < 0.01). The reduced mortality observed with the ARDSNet strategy may have been due to the protective effect of a higher PEEP(total).