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Parfait M, Rohrs E, Joussellin V, Mayaux J, Decavèle M, Reynolds S, Similowski T, Demoule A, Dres M. An Initial Investigation of Diaphragm Neurostimulation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Anesthesiology 2024; 140:483-494. [PMID: 38088791 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Lung protective ventilation aims at limiting lung stress and strain. By reducing the amount of pressure transmitted by the ventilator into the lungs, diaphragm neurostimulation offers a promising approach to minimize ventilator-induced lung injury. This study investigates the physiologic effects of diaphragm neurostimulation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. The hypothesis was that diaphragm neurostimulation would improve oxygenation, would limit the distending pressures of the lungs, and would improve cardiac output. METHODS Patients with moderate ARDS were included after 48 h of invasive mechanical ventilation and had a left subclavian catheter placed to deliver bilateral transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation. Two 60-min volume-controlled mechanical ventilation (control) sessions were interspersed by two 60-min diaphragm neurostimulation sessions delivered continually, in synchrony with the ventilator. Gas exchange, lung mechanics, chest electrical impedance tomography, and cardiac index were continuously monitored and compared across four sessions. The primary endpoint was the Pao2/fraction of inspired oxygen (Fio2) ratio at the end of each session, and the secondary endpoints were lung mechanics and hemodynamics. RESULTS Thirteen patients were enrolled but the catheter could not be inserted in one, leaving 12 patients for analysis. All sessions were conducted without interruption and well tolerated. The Pao2/Fio2 ratio did not change during the four sessions. Median (interquartile range) plateau pressure was 23 (20 to 31) cm H2O and 21 (17 to 25) cm H2O, driving pressure was 14 (12 to 18) cm H2O and 11 (10 to 13) cm H2O, and end-inspiratory transpulmonary pressure was 9 (5 to 11) cm H2O and 7 (4 to 11) cm H2O during mechanical ventilation alone and during mechanical ventilation + neurostimulation session, respectively. The dorsal/ventral ventilation surface ratio was 0.70 (0.54 to 0.91) when on mechanical ventilation and 1.20 (0.76 to 1.33) during the mechanical ventilation + neurostimulation session. The cardiac index was 2.7 (2.3 to 3.5) l · min-1 · m-2 on mechanical ventilation and 3.0 (2.4 to 3.9) l · min-1 · m-2 on mechanical ventilation + neurostimulation. CONCLUSIONS This proof-of-concept study showed the feasibility of short-term diaphragm neurostimulation in conjunction with mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients. Diaphragm neurostimulation was associated with positive effects on lung mechanics and on hemodynamics. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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- Mélodie Parfait
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (Département "R3S"), Paris, France
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- Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (Département "R3S"), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (Département "R3S"), Paris, France
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- Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département "R3S," Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (Département "R3S"), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation (Département "R3S"), Paris, France
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Morris IS, Bassi T, Bellissimo CA, de Perrot M, Donahoe L, Brochard L, Mehta N, Thakkar V, Ferguson ND, Goligher EC. Proof of Concept for Continuous On-Demand Phrenic Nerve Stimulation to Prevent Diaphragm Disuse during Mechanical Ventilation (STIMULUS): A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023; 208:992-995. [PMID: 37642635 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202305-0791le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Idunn S Morris
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine
- Department of Physiology, and
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, and
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, and
- Lungpacer Medical USA Inc., Exton, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine
- Department of Physiology, and
- Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, and
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine
- Department of Physiology, and
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, and
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
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Spinelli E, Scaramuzzo G, Slobod D, Mauri T. Understanding cardiopulmonary interactions through esophageal pressure monitoring. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1221829. [PMID: 37538376 PMCID: PMC10394627 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1221829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Esophageal pressure is the closest estimate of pleural pressure. Changes in esophageal pressure reflect changes in intrathoracic pressure and affect transpulmonary pressure, both of which have multiple effects on right and left ventricular performance. During passive breathing, increasing esophageal pressure is associated with lower venous return and higher right ventricular afterload and lower left ventricular afterload and oxygen consumption. In spontaneously breathing patients, negative pleural pressure swings increase venous return, while right heart afterload increases as in passive conditions; for the left ventricle, end-diastolic pressure is increased potentially favoring lung edema. Esophageal pressure monitoring represents a simple bedside method to estimate changes in pleural pressure and can advance our understanding of the cardiovascular performance of critically ill patients undergoing passive or assisted ventilation and guide physiologically personalized treatments.
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- Elena Spinelli
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, IRCCS (Institute for Treatment and Research) Ca’ Granda Maggiore Policlinico Hospital Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, IRCCS (Institute for Treatment and Research) Ca’ Granda Maggiore Policlinico Hospital Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Etienne H, Morris IS, Hermans G, Heunks L, Goligher EC, Jaber S, Morelot-Panzini C, Assouad J, Gonzalez-Bermejo J, Papazian L, Similowski T, Demoule A, Dres M. Diaphragm Neurostimulation Assisted Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023; 207:1275-1282. [PMID: 36917765 PMCID: PMC10595441 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202212-2252cp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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Diaphragm neurostimulation consists of placing electrodes directly on or in proximity to the phrenic nerve(s) to elicit diaphragmatic contractions. Since its initial description in the 18th century, indications have shifted from cardiopulmonary resuscitation to long-term ventilatory support. Recently, the technical development of devices for temporary diaphragm neurostimulation has opened up the possibility of a new era for the management of mechanically ventilated patients. Combining positive pressure ventilation with diaphragm neurostimulation offers a potentially promising new approach to the delivery of mechanical ventilation which may benefit multiple organ systems. Maintaining diaphragm contractions during ventilation may attenuate diaphragm atrophy and accelerate weaning from mechanical ventilation. Preventing atelectasis and preserving lung volume can reduce lung stress and strain and improve homogeneity of ventilation, potentially mitigating ventilator-induced lung injury. Furthermore, restoring the thoracoabdominal pressure gradient generated by diaphragm contractions may attenuate the drop in cardiac output induced by positive pressure ventilation. Experimental evidence suggests diaphragm neurostimulation may prevent neuroinflammation associated with mechanical ventilation. This review describes the historical development and evolving approaches to diaphragm neurostimulation during mechanical ventilation and surveys the potential mechanisms of benefit. The review proposes a research agenda and offers perspectives for the future of diaphragm neurostimulation assisted mechanical ventilation for critically ill patients.
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- Harry Etienne
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tenon University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Intensive Care and Anesthesiology Department, Saint Eloi Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Service de Pneumologie
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tenon University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Service de Soins de Suite Réadaptation
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Reanimation, Centre Hospitalier de Bastia, Bastia, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Département R3S, and
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine Intensive – Réanimation, Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, APHP, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France; and
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine Intensive – Réanimation, Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, APHP, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France; and
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Morris IS, Dres M, Goligher EC. Phrenic nerve stimulation to protect the diaphragm, lung, and brain during mechanical ventilation. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:1299-1301. [PMID: 35688993 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06760-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Idunn S Morris
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Médecine Intensive-Réanimation (Département "R3S"), APHP, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et clinique, INSERM UMR_S 1158, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, 585 University Ave., 9-MaRS-9024, Toronto, M5G 2N2, Canada.
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Betka S, Adler D, Similowski T, Blanke O. Breathing control, brain, and bodily self-consciousness: Toward immersive digiceuticals to alleviate respiratory suffering. Biol Psychol 2022; 171:108329. [PMID: 35452780 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Breathing is peculiar among autonomic functions through several characteristics. It generates a very rich afferent traffic from an array of structures belonging to the respiratory system to various areas of the brain. It is intimately associated with bodily movements. It bears particular relationships with consciousness as its efferent motor control can be automatic or voluntary. In this review within the scope of "respiratory neurophysiology" or "respiratory neuroscience", we describe the physiological organisation of breathing control. We then review findings linking breathing and bodily self-consciousness through respiratory manipulations using virtual reality (VR). After discussing the currently admitted neurophysiological model for dyspnea, as well as a new Bayesian model applied to breathing control, we propose that visuo-respiratory paradigms -as developed in cognitive neuroscience- will foster insights into some of the basic mechanisms of the human respiratory system and will also lead to the development of immersive VR-based digital health tools (i.e. digiceuticals).
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- Sophie Betka
- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Mind Institute and Center for Neuroprosthetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, (EPFL), Geneva 1202, Switzerland.
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- Division of Lung Diseases, University Hospital and Geneva Medical School, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, F-75005 Paris, France; AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire APHP-Sorbonne Université, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département R3S (Respiration, Réanimation, Réhabilitation respiratoire, Sommeil), F-75013 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Mind Institute and Center for Neuroprosthetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, (EPFL), Geneva 1202, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital and Geneva Medical School, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Bassi TG, Rohrs EC, Fernandez KC, Ornoswska M, Nicholas M, Gani M, Evans D, Reynolds SC. Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation Mitigates Ventilation-associated Brain Injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 204:1391-1402. [PMID: 34491883 PMCID: PMC8865722 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202101-0076oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation, and it is important to study strategies to mitigate them. OBJECTIVES Explore whether temporary transvenous diaphragm neurostimulation (TTDN) in association with MV mitigates hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation after 50 hours of MV. METHODS Normal-lung porcine study comparing apoptotic index, inflammatory markers, and neurological-damage serum markers between never-ventilated subjects, subjects undergoing 50 hours of MV plus either TTDN every other breath or every breath, and subjects undergoing 50 hours of MV (MV group). MV settings in volume control were tidal volume of 8 ml/kg, and positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cmH2O. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Apoptotic indices, microglia percentages, and reactive astrocyte percentages were greater in the MV group in comparison to the other groups (p<0.05). Transpulmonary pressure at baseline and at study end were both lower in the group receiving TTDN every breath, but lung injury scores and systemic inflammatory markers were not different between the groups. Serum concentrations of four neurological-damage markers were lower in the group receiving TTDN every breath than in the MV group (p<0.05). Heart rate variability declined significantly in the MV group and increased significantly in both TTDN groups over the course of the experiments. CONCLUSION Our study found that mechanical ventilation is associated with hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation, independent of lung injury and systemic inflammation. Also, in a porcine model, TTDN results in neuroprotection after 50 hours, and the degree of neuroprotection increases with greater exposure to TTDN. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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- Thiago G Bassi
- Simon Fraser University, 1763, Biomedicine and Physiology, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada;
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- Simon Fraser University, 1763, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lungpacer Medical, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lungpacer Medical, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Royal Columbian Hospital, University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Araújo CDA, Magalhães ALR, de Araújo GGL, Campos FS, Gois GC, de Matos MHT, Queiroz MAÁ, Menezes VG, Costa CDJP, dos Santos KC, Leite ACSP. Effect of reduced of water supply on carcass characteristics, non-carcass components and the volume of digestive compartments of Santa Inês ewes. Livest Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Siu R, Abbas JJ, Hillen BK, Gomes J, Coxe S, Castelli J, Renaud S, Jung R. Restoring Ventilatory Control Using an Adaptive Bioelectronic System. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:3363-3377. [PMID: 31146654 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.6358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ventilatory pacing by electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve or of the diaphragm has been shown to enhance quality of life compared to mechanical ventilation. However, commercially available ventilatory pacing devices require initial manual specification of stimulation parameters and frequent adjustment to achieve and maintain suitable ventilation over long periods of time. Here, we have developed an adaptive, closed-loop, neuromorphic, pattern-shaping controller capable of automatically determining a suitable stimulation pattern and adapting it to maintain a desired breath-volume profile on a breath-by-breath basis. The system adapts the pattern of stimulation parameters based on the error between the measured volume sampled every 40 ms and a desired breath volume profile. In vivo studies in anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats without and with spinal cord injury by spinal hemisection at C2 indicated that the controller was capable of automatically adapting stimulation parameters to attain a desired volume profile. Despite diaphragm hemiparesis, the controller was able to achieve a desired volume in the injured animals that did not differ from the tidal volume observed before injury (p = 0.39). Closed-loop adaptive pacing partially mitigated hypoventilation as indicated by reduction of end-tidal CO2 values during pacing. The closed-loop controller was developed and parametrized in a computational testbed before in vivo assessment. This bioelectronic technology could serve as an individualized and autonomous respiratory pacing approach for support or recovery from ventilatory deficiency.
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- Ricardo Siu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- Université de Bordeaux, INP Bordeaux, IMS CNRS UMR 5218, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, INP Bordeaux, IMS CNRS UMR 5218, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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Evans D, Shure D, Clark L, Criner GJ, Dres M, de Abreu MG, Laghi F, McDonagh D, Petrof B, Nelson T, Similowski T. Temporary transvenous diaphragm pacing vs. standard of care for weaning from mechanical ventilation: study protocol for a randomized trial. Trials 2019; 20:60. [PMID: 30654837 PMCID: PMC6337771 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3171-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving technology that restores or assists breathing. Like any treatment, MV has side effects. In some patients it can cause diaphragmatic atrophy, injury, and dysfunction (ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction, VIDD). Accumulating evidence suggests that VIDD makes weaning from MV difficult, which involves increased morbidity and mortality. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This paper describes the protocol of a randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter trial that is designed to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a novel therapy, temporary transvenous diaphragm pacing (TTVDP), to improve weaning from MV in up to 88 mechanically ventilated adult patients who have failed at least two spontaneous breathing trials over at least 7 days. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to TTVDP (treatment) or standard of care (control) groups. The primary efficacy endpoint is time to successful extubation with no reintubation within 48 h. Secondary endpoints include maximal inspiratory pressure and ultrasound-measured changes in diaphragm thickness and diaphragm thickening fraction over time. In addition, observational data will be collected and analyzed, including 30-day mortality and time to discharge from the intensive care unit and from the hospital. The hypothesis to be tested postulates that more TTVDP patients than control patients will be successfully weaned from MV within the 30 days following randomization. DISCUSSION This study is the first large-scale clinical trial of a novel technology (TTVDP) aimed at accelerating difficult weaning from MV. The technology tested provides the first therapy directed specifically at VIDD, an important cause of delayed weaning from MV. Its results will help delineate the place of this therapeutic approach in clinical practice and help design future studies aimed at defining the indications and benefits of TTVDP. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03096639 . Registered on 30 March 2017.
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- Douglas Evans
- Lungpacer Medical Incorporated, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Lungpacer Medical, 260 Sierra Drive, Exton, PA, 19335, USA
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- Lungpacer Medical Incorporated, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique and AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Médicale du Département R3S, Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital Hines, Loyola University, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Neurological surgery, Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, and Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, McGill University Health Centre and Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique and AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Médicale du Département R3S, Paris, France.
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Similowski T. Early evolution of the diaphragm in caseids: The diaphragm as an adaptation to mixed aquatic-terrestrial lifestyle. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2017; 243:115-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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