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Rodrigues A, Vieira F, Sklar MC, Damiani LF, Piraino T, Telias I, Goligher EC, Reid WD, Brochard L. Post-insufflation diaphragm contractions in patients receiving various modes of mechanical ventilation. Crit Care 2024; 28:310. [PMID: 39294653 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-05091-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND During mechanical ventilation, post-insufflation diaphragm contractions (PIDCs) are non-physiologic and could be injurious. PIDCs could be frequent during reverse-triggering, where diaphragm contractions follow the ventilator rhythm. Whether PIDCs happens with different modes of assisted ventilation is unknown. In mechanically ventilated patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure, we aimed to examine whether PIDCs are associated with ventilator settings, patients' characteristics or both. METHODS One-hour recordings of diaphragm electromyography (EAdi), airway pressure and flow were collected once per day for up to five days from intubation until full recovery of diaphragm activity or death. Each breath was classified as mandatory (without-reverse-triggering), reverse-triggering, or patient triggered. Reverse triggering was further subclassified according to EAdi timing relative to ventilator cycle or reverse triggering leading to breath-stacking. EAdi timing (onset, offset), peak and neural inspiratory time (Tineuro) were measured breath-by-breath and compared to the ventilator expiratory time. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to investigate factors independently associated with PIDCs, including EAdi timing, amplitude, Tineuro, ventilator settings and APACHE II. RESULTS Forty-seven patients (median[25%-75%IQR] age: 63[52-77] years, BMI: 24.9[22.9-33.7] kg/m2, 49% male, APACHE II: 21[19-28]) contributed 2 ± 1 recordings each, totaling 183,962 breaths. PIDCs occurred in 74% of reverse-triggering, 27% of pressure support breaths, 21% of assist-control breaths, 5% of Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) breaths. PIDCs were associated with higher EAdi peak (odds ratio [OR][95%CI] 1.01[1.01;1.01], longer Tineuro (OR 37.59[34.50;40.98]), shorter ventilator inspiratory time (OR 0.27[0.24;0.30]), high peak inspiratory flow (OR 0.22[0.20;0.26]), and small tidal volumes (OR 0.31[0.25;0.37]) (all P ≤ 0.008). NAVA was associated with absence of PIDCs (OR 0.03[0.02;0.03]; P < 0.001). Reverse triggering was characterized by lower EAdi peak than breaths triggered under pressure support and associated with small tidal volume and shorter set inspiratory time than breaths triggered under assist-control (all P < 0.05). Reverse triggering leading to breath stacking was characterized by higher peak EAdi and longer Tineuro and associated with small tidal volumes compared to all other reverse-triggering phenotypes (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In critically ill mechanically ventilated patients, PIDCs and reverse triggering phenotypes were associated with potentially modifiable factors, including ventilator settings. Proportional modes like NAVA represent a solution abolishing PIDCs.
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- Antenor Rodrigues
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- St. Michael's Hospital, Room 4-709, 36 Queens St E, Toronto, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Escuela de Ciencias de La Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Jackson R, Kim A, Moroz N, Damiani LF, Grieco DL, Piraino T, Friedrich JO, Mercat A, Telias I, Brochard LJ. Reverse triggering ? a novel or previously missed phenomenon? Ann Intensive Care 2024; 14:78. [PMID: 38776032 PMCID: PMC11111438 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-024-01303-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Reverse triggering (RT) was described in 2013 as a form of patient-ventilator asynchrony, where patient's respiratory effort follows mechanical insufflation. Diagnosis requires esophageal pressure (Pes) or diaphragmatic electrical activity (EAdi), but RT can also be diagnosed using standard ventilator waveforms. HYPOTHESIS We wondered (1) how frequently RT would be present but undetected in the figures from literature, especially before 2013; (2) whether it would be more prevalent in the era of small tidal volumes after 2000. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, from 1950 to 2017, with key words related to asynchrony to identify papers with figures including ventilator waveforms expected to display RT if present. Experts labelled waveforms. 'Definite' RT was identified when Pes or EAdi were in the tracing, and 'possible' RT when only flow and pressure waveforms were present. Expert assessment was compared to the author's descriptions of waveforms. RESULTS We found 65 appropriate papers published from 1977 to now, containing 181 ventilator waveforms. 21 cases of 'possible' RT and 25 cases of 'definite' RT were identified by the experts. 18.8% of waveforms prior to 2013 had evidence of RT. Most cases were published after 2000 (1 before vs. 45 after, p = 0.03). 54% of RT cases were attributed to different phenomena. A few cases of identified RT were already described prior to 2013 using different terminology (earliest in 1997). While RT cases attributed to different phenomena decreased after 2013, 60% of 'possible' RT remained missed. CONCLUSION RT has been present in the literature as early as 1997, but most cases were found after the introduction of low tidal volume ventilation in 2000. Following 2013, the number of undetected cases decreased, but RT are still commonly missed. Reverse Triggering, A Missed Phenomenon in the Literature. Critical Care Canada Forum 2019 Abstracts. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth 67 (Suppl 1), 1-162 (2020). https://doi-org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01552-z .
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- Robert Jackson
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Respiratory Therapy, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Departamento Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Anesthesia, Italy
- Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Medical ICU and Vent'Lab, University Hospital of Angers, University of Angers, 4 Rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 9, 49933, France
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Castellví-Font A, Rodrigues A, Telias I. Potentially Injurious Patient-Ventilator Interactions, Challenges Beyond Excess Stress and Strain. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:850-853. [PMID: 38619344 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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- Andrea Castellví-Font
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Critical Care Department and Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRI), Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Coiffard B, Dianti J, Telias I, Brochard LJ, Slutsky AS, Beck J, Sinderby C, Ferguson ND, Goligher EC. Dyssynchronous diaphragm contractions impair diaphragm function in mechanically ventilated patients. Crit Care 2024; 28:107. [PMID: 38566126 PMCID: PMC10988824 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04894-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Pre-clinical studies suggest that dyssynchronous diaphragm contractions during mechanical ventilation may cause acute diaphragm dysfunction. We aimed to describe the variability in diaphragm contractile loading conditions during mechanical ventilation and to establish whether dyssynchronous diaphragm contractions are associated with the development of impaired diaphragm dysfunction. METHODS In patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation for pneumonia, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or acute brain injury, airway flow and pressure and diaphragm electrical activity (Edi) were recorded hourly around the clock for up to 7 days. Dyssynchronous post-inspiratory diaphragm loading was defined based on the duration of neural inspiration after expiratory cycling of the ventilator. Diaphragm function was assessed on a daily basis by neuromuscular coupling (NMC, the ratio of transdiaphragmatic pressure to diaphragm electrical activity). RESULTS A total of 4508 hourly recordings were collected in 45 patients. Edi was low or absent (≤ 5 µV) in 51% of study hours (median 71 h per patient, interquartile range 39-101 h). Dyssynchronous post-inspiratory loading was present in 13% of study hours (median 7 h per patient, interquartile range 2-22 h). The probability of dyssynchronous post-inspiratory loading was increased with reverse triggering (odds ratio 15, 95% CI 8-35) and premature cycling (odds ratio 8, 95% CI 6-10). The duration and magnitude of dyssynchronous post-inspiratory loading were associated with a progressive decline in diaphragm NMC (p < 0.01 for interaction with time). CONCLUSIONS Dyssynchronous diaphragm contractions may impair diaphragm function during mechanical ventilation. TRIAL REGISTRATION MYOTRAUMA, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03108118. Registered 04 April 2017 (retrospectively registered).
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- Benjamin Coiffard
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Aix-Marseille University, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, 585 University Ave., 9-MaRS-9024, Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, 585 University Ave., 9-MaRS-9024, Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada.
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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de Vries HJ, Jonkman AH, Holleboom MC, de Grooth HJ, Shi Z, Ottenheijm CA, de Man AM, Tuinman PR, Heunks L. Diaphragm Activity during Expiration in Ventilated Critically Ill Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024; 209:881-883. [PMID: 38190708 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202310-1845le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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- Heder J de Vries
- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
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- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Blokpoel RGT, Brandsema RBR, Koopman AA, van Dijk J, Kneyber MCJ. Respiratory entrainment related reverse triggering in mechanically ventilated children. Respir Res 2024; 25:142. [PMID: 38528524 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-024-02749-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The underlying pathophysiological pathways how reverse triggering is being caused are not fully understood. Respiratory entrainment may be one of these mechanisms, but both terms are used interchangeably. We sought to characterize reverse triggering and the relationship with respiratory entrainment among mechanically ventilated children with and without acute lung injury. METHODS We performed a secondary phyiology analysis of two previously published data sets of invasively mechanically ventilated children < 18 years with and without lung injury mechanically ventilated in a continuous or intermittent mandatory ventilation mode. Ventilator waveforms, electrical activity of the diaphragm measured with surface electromyography and oesophageal tracings were analyzed for entrained and non-entrained reverse triggered breaths. RESULTS In total 102 measurements (3110 min) from 67 patients (median age 4.9 [1.8 ; 19,1] months) were analyzed. Entrained RT was identified in 12 (12%) and non-entrained RT in 39 (38%) recordings. Breathing variability for entrained RT breaths was lower compared to non-entrained RT breaths. We did not observe breath stacking during entrained RT. Double triggering often occurred during non-entrained RT and led to an increased tidal volume. Patients with respiratory entrainment related RT had a shorter duration of MV and length of PICU stay. CONCLUSIONS Reverse triggering is not one entity but a clinical spectrum with different mechanisms and consequences. TRIAL REGISTRATION Not applicable.
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- Robert G T Blokpoel
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB, Groningen, CA 62, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB, Groningen, CA 62, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB, Groningen, CA 62, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB, Groningen, CA 62, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB, Groningen, CA 62, the Netherlands
- Critical Care, Anesthesia, Peri-operative medicine & Emergency Medicine (CAPE), University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Panelli A, Verfuß MA, Dres M, Brochard L, Schaller SJ. Phrenic nerve stimulation to prevent diaphragmatic dysfunction and ventilator-induced lung injury. Intensive Care Med Exp 2023; 11:94. [PMID: 38109016 PMCID: PMC10728426 DOI: 10.1186/s40635-023-00577-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Side effects of mechanical ventilation, such as ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD) and ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), occur frequently in critically ill patients. Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) has been a valuable tool for diagnosing VIDD by assessing respiratory muscle strength in response to magnetic PNS. The detection of pathophysiologically reduced respiratory muscle strength is correlated with weaning failure, longer mechanical ventilation time, and mortality. Non-invasive electromagnetic PNS designed for diagnostic use is a reference technique that allows clinicians to measure transdiaphragm pressure as a surrogate parameter for diaphragm strength and functionality. This helps to identify diaphragm-related issues that may impact weaning readiness and respiratory support requirements, although lack of lung volume measurement poses a challenge to interpretation. In recent years, therapeutic PNS has been demonstrated as feasible and safe in lung-healthy and critically ill patients. Effects on critically ill patients' VIDD or diaphragm atrophy outcomes are the subject of ongoing research. The currently investigated application forms are diverse and vary from invasive to non-invasive and from electrical to (electro)magnetic PNS, with most data available for electrical stimulation. Increased inspiratory muscle strength and improved diaphragm activity (e.g., excursion, thickening fraction, and thickness) indicate the potential of the technique for beneficial effects on clinical outcomes as it has been successfully used in spinal cord injured patients. Concerning the potential for electrophrenic respiration, the data obtained with non-invasive electromagnetic PNS suggest that the induced diaphragmatic contractions result in airway pressure swings and tidal volumes remaining within the thresholds of lung-protective mechanical ventilation. PNS holds significant promise as a therapeutic intervention in the critical care setting, with potential applications for ameliorating VIDD and the ability for diaphragm training in a safe lung-protective spectrum, thereby possibly reducing the risk of VILI indirectly. Outcomes of such diaphragm training have not been sufficiently explored to date but offer the perspective for enhanced patient care and reducing weaning failure. Future research might focus on using PNS in combination with invasive and non-invasive assisted ventilation with automatic synchronisation and the modulation of PNS with spontaneous breathing efforts. Explorative approaches may investigate the feasibility of long-term electrophrenic ventilation as an alternative to positive pressure-based ventilation.
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- Alessandro Panelli
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Berlin, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS 1158, Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Département R3S, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitie Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Unity Health Toronto, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Berlin, Germany.
- Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Health, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Munich, Germany.
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Damiani LF, Goligher EC. Lung and Diaphragm Protection During Mechanical Ventilation: Synchrony Matters. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:1618-1621. [PMID: 37902352 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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- L Felipe Damiani
- Departamento Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- CardioREspirAtory Research Laboratory (CREAR), Departamento Ciencias de la Salud, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Núñez Silveira JM, Gallardo A, García-Valdés P, Ríos F, Rodriguez PO, Felipe Damiani L. Reverse triggering during mechanical ventilation: Diagnosis and clinical implications. Med Intensiva 2023; 47:648-657. [PMID: 37867118 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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This review addresses the phenomenon of "reverse triggering", an asynchrony that occurs in deeply sedated patients or patients in transition from deep to light sedation. Reverse triggering has been reported to occur in 30-90% of all ventilated patients. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear, but "entrainment" is proposed as one of them. Detecting this asynchrony is crucial, and methods such as visual inspection, esophageal pressure, diaphragmatic ultrasound and automated methods have been used. Reverse triggering may have effects on lung and diaphragm function, probably mediated by the level of breathing effort and eccentric activation of the diaphragm. The optimal management of reverse triggering has not been established, but may include the adjustment of ventilatory parameters as well as of sedation level, and in extreme cases, neuromuscular block. It is important to understand the significance of this condition and its detection, but also to conduct dedicated research to improve its clinical management and potential effects in critically ill patients.
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- Juan M Núñez Silveira
- Servicio de Kinesiología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio de Kinesiología, Sanatorio Clínica Modelo de Morón, Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; CardioREspirAtory Research Laboratory (CREAR), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Casa Hospital San Juan De Dios, Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto Universitario CEMIC (IUC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; CardioREspirAtory Research Laboratory (CREAR), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Jonkman AH, Telias I, Spinelli E, Akoumianaki E, Piquilloud L. The oesophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients: updated clinical review and practical aspects. Eur Respir Rev 2023; 32:220186. [PMID: 37197768 PMCID: PMC10189643 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0186-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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There is a well-recognised importance for personalising mechanical ventilation settings to protect the lungs and the diaphragm for each individual patient. Measurement of oesophageal pressure (P oes) as an estimate of pleural pressure allows assessment of partitioned respiratory mechanics and quantification of lung stress, which helps our understanding of the patient's respiratory physiology and could guide individualisation of ventilator settings. Oesophageal manometry also allows breathing effort quantification, which could contribute to improving settings during assisted ventilation and mechanical ventilation weaning. In parallel with technological improvements, P oes monitoring is now available for daily clinical practice. This review provides a fundamental understanding of the relevant physiological concepts that can be assessed using P oes measurements, both during spontaneous breathing and mechanical ventilation. We also present a practical approach for implementing oesophageal manometry at the bedside. While more clinical data are awaited to confirm the benefits of P oes-guided mechanical ventilation and to determine optimal targets under different conditions, we discuss potential practical approaches, including positive end-expiratory pressure setting in controlled ventilation and assessment of inspiratory effort during assisted modes.
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- Annemijn H Jonkman
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Anestesia, Rianimazione ed Emergenza-Urgenza, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
- Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Bureau C, Van Hollebeke M, Dres M. Managing respiratory muscle weakness during weaning from invasive ventilation. Eur Respir Rev 2023; 32:220205. [PMID: 37019456 PMCID: PMC10074167 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0205-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Weaning is a critical stage of an intensive care unit (ICU) stay, in which the respiratory muscles play a major role. Weakness of the respiratory muscles, which is associated with significant morbidity in the ICU, is not limited to atrophy and subsequent dysfunction of the diaphragm; the extradiaphragmatic inspiratory and expiratory muscles also play important parts. In addition to the well-established deleterious effect of mechanical ventilation on the respiratory muscles, other risk factors such as sepsis may be involved. Weakness of the respiratory muscles can be suspected visually in a patient with paradoxical movement of the abdominal compartment. Measurement of maximal inspiratory pressure is the simplest way to assess respiratory muscle function, but it does not specifically take the diaphragm into account. A cut-off value of -30 cmH2O could identify patients at risk for prolonged ventilatory weaning; however, ultrasound may be better for assessing respiratory muscle function in the ICU. Although diaphragm dysfunction has been associated with weaning failure, this diagnosis should not discourage clinicians from performing spontaneous breathing trials and considering extubation. Recent therapeutic developments aimed at preserving or restoring respiratory muscle function are promising.
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- Côme Bureau
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Département R3S, Paris, France
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
- AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Département R3S, Paris, France
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Rodrigues A, Telias I, Damiani LF, Brochard L. Reverse Triggering during Controlled Ventilation: From Physiology to Clinical Management. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023; 207:533-543. [PMID: 36470240 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202208-1477ci] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Reverse triggering dyssynchrony is a frequent phenomenon recently recognized in sedated critically ill patients under controlled ventilation. It occurs in at least 30-55% of these patients and often occurs in the transition from fully passive to assisted mechanical ventilation. During reverse triggering, patient inspiratory efforts start after the passive insufflation by mechanical breaths. The most often referred mechanism is the entrainment of the patient's intrinsic respiratory rhythm from the brainstem respiratory centers to periodic mechanical insufflations from the ventilator. However, reverse triggering might also occur because of local reflexes without involving the respiratory rhythm generator in the brainstem. Reverse triggering is observed during the acute phase of the disease, when patients may be susceptible to potential deleterious consequences of injurious or asynchronous efforts. Diagnosing reverse triggering might be challenging and can easily be missed. Inspection of ventilator waveforms or more sophisticated methods, such as the electrical activity of the diaphragm or esophageal pressure, can be used for diagnosis. The occurrence of reverse triggering might have clinical consequences. On the basis of physiological data, reverse triggering might be beneficial or injurious for the diaphragm and the lung, depending on the magnitude of the inspiratory effort. Reverse triggering can cause breath-stacking and loss of protective lung ventilation when triggering a second cycle. Little is known about how to manage patients with reverse triggering; however, available evidence can guide management on the basis of physiological principles.
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- Antenor Rodrigues
- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
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- Departamento Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sassoon CS, Mancebo J. The Double-Edged Sword of Reverse Triggering: Impact on the Diaphragm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 205:606-608. [PMID: 35139008 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202201-0099ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Catherine S Sassoon
- University of California System, 1439, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine , Irvine, California, United States;
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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