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Effects of different levels of end-expiratory positive pressure on lung recruitment and protection in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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BACKGROUND:It is still controversial as to the implementation of higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This study was conducted to compare the lower and higher PEEP in patients with ARDS ventilated with low tidal volume, to investigate the relationship between the recruited lung volume by higher PEEP and relevant independent variables and to provide a bedside estimate of the percentage of potentially recruitable lung by higher PEEP. METHODS:Twenty-four patients with ARDS were studied. A lung recruiting maneuver was performed, then each patient was ventilated with PEEP of 8 cmH(2)O for 4 hours and subsequently with PEEP of 16 cmH(2)O for 4 hours. At the end of each PEEP level period, gas exchange, hemodynamic data, lung mechanics, stress index "b" of the dynamic pressure-time curve, intrinsic PEEP and recruited volume by PEEP were measured. RESULTS:Fourteen patients were recruiters whose alveolar recruited volumes induced by PEEP 16 cmH(2)O were (425 +/- 65) ml and 10 patients were non-recruiters. Compared with the PEEP 8 cmH(2)O period, after the application of the PEEP 16 cmH(2)O, the PaO(2)/FiO(2) ratio and static lung compliance both remained unchanged in non-recruiters, whereas they increased significantly in recruiters. Changes in PaO(2)/FiO(2) and static lung compliance after PEEP increase were independently associated with the alveolar recruitment. Analyzing the relationship between recruiting maneuver (RM)-induced change in end-expiratory lung volume and the alveolar recruitment induced by PEEP, we found a notable correlation. CONCLUSIONS:The results of this study indicated that the potential for alveolar recruitment might vary among the ARDS population and the higher PEEP levels should be limited to recruiters. Improving in PaO(2)/FiO(2), static lung compliance after PEEP increase and the shape of the pressure-time curve could be helpful for PEEP application.

journal_name

Chin Med J (Engl)

journal_title

Chinese medical journal

authors

Guo FM,Ding JJ,Su X,Xu HY,Shi Y

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-11-20 00:00:00

pages

2218-23

issue

eissn

0366-6999

issn

2542-5641

journal_volume

121

pub_type

临床试验,杂志文章

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Effects of different levels of end-expiratory positive pressure on lung recruitment and protection in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.