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Bello G, Giammatteo V, Bisanti A, Delle Cese L, Rosà T, Menga LS, Montini L, Michi T, Spinazzola G, De Pascale G, Pennisi MA, Ribeiro De Santis Santiago R, Berra L, Antonelli M, Grieco DL. High vs Low PEEP in Patients With ARDS Exhibiting Intense Inspiratory Effort During Assisted Ventilation: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Chest 2024; 165:1392-1405. [PMID: 38295949 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.01.040] [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: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can potentially modulate inspiratory effort (ΔPes), which is the major determinant of self-inflicted lung injury. RESEARCH QUESTION Does high PEEP reduce ΔPes in patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS on assisted ventilation? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Sixteen patients with Pao2/Fio2 ≤ 200 mm Hg and ΔPes ≥ 10 cm H2O underwent a randomized sequence of four ventilator settings: PEEP = 5 cm H2O or PEEP = 15 cm H2O + synchronous (pressure support ventilation [PSV]) or asynchronous (pressure-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation [PC-IMV]) inspiratory assistance. ΔPes and respiratory system, lung, and chest wall mechanics were assessed with esophageal manometry and occlusions. PEEP-induced alveolar recruitment and overinflation, lung dynamic strain, and tidal volume distribution were assessed with electrical impedance tomography. RESULTS ΔPes was not systematically different at high vs low PEEP (pressure support ventilation: median, 20 cm H2O; interquartile range (IQR), 15-24 cm H2O vs median, 15 cm H2O; IQR, 13-23 cm H2O; P = .24; pressure-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation: median, 20; IQR, 18-23 vs median, 19; IQR, 17-25; P = .67, respectively). Similarly, respiratory system and transpulmonary driving pressures, tidal volume, lung/chest wall mechanics, and pendelluft extent were not different between study phases. High PEEP resulted in lower or higher ΔPes, respiratory system driving pressure, and transpulmonary driving pressure according to whether this increased or decreased respiratory system compliance (r = -0.85, P < .001; r = -0.75, P < .001; r = -0.80, P < .001, respectively). PEEP-induced changes in respiratory system compliance were driven by its lung component and were dependent on the extent of PEEP-induced alveolar overinflation (r = -0.66, P = .006). High PEEP caused variable recruitment and systematic redistribution of tidal volume toward dorsal lung regions, thereby reducing dynamic strain in ventral areas (pressure support ventilation: median, 0.49; IQR, 0.37-0.83 vs median, 0.96; IQR, 0.62-1.56; P = .003; pressure-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation: median, 0.65; IQR, 0.42-1.31 vs median, 1.14; IQR, 0.79-1.52; P = .002). All results were consistent during synchronous and asynchronous inspiratory assistance. INTERPRETATION The impact of high PEEP on ΔPes and lung stress is interindividually variable according to different effects on the respiratory system and lung compliance resulting from alveolar overinflation. High PEEP may help mitigate the risk of self-inflicted lung injury solely if it increases lung/respiratory system compliance. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT04241874; URL: www. CLINICALTRIALS gov.
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- Giuseppe Bello
- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy; Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; Rome, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy.
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Seubert ME, Goeijenbier M. Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients and the Potential Role of Venous Bagging in Acute Kidney Injury. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1504. [PMID: 38592687 PMCID: PMC10934139 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051504] [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: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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A very low incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) has been observed in COVID-19 patients purposefully treated with early pressure support ventilation (PSV) compared to those receiving mainly controlled ventilation. The prevention of subdiaphragmatic venous congestion through limited fluid intake and the lowering of intrathoracic pressure is a possible and attractive explanation for this observed phenomenon. Both venous congestion, or "venous bagging", and a positive fluid balance correlate with the occurrence of AKI. The impact of PSV on venous return, in addition to the effects of limiting intravenous fluids, may, at least in part, explain this even more clearly when there is no primary kidney disease or the presence of nephrotoxins. Optimizing the patient-ventilator interaction in PSV is challenging, in part because of the need for the ongoing titration of sedatives and opioids. The known benefits include improved ventilation/perfusion matching and reduced ventilator time. Furthermore, conservative fluid management positively influences cognitive and psychiatric morbidities in ICU patients and survivors. Here, it is hypothesized that cranial lymphatic congestion in relation to a more positive intrathoracic pressure, i.e., in patients predominantly treated with controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV), is a contributing risk factor for ICU delirium. No studies have addressed the question of how PSV can limit AKI, nor are there studies providing high-level evidence relating controlled mechanical ventilation to AKI. For this perspective article, we discuss studies in the literature demonstrating the effects of venous congestion leading to AKI. We aim to shed light on early PSV as a preventive measure, especially for the development of AKI and ICU delirium and emphasize the need for further research in this domain.
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- Mark E. Seubert
- Department of Intensive Care, HagaZiekenhuis, 2725 NA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Spaarne Gasthuis, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands;
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Wennen M, Claassen W, Heunks L. Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: role in diaphragm-protective ventilation. Curr Opin Crit Care 2024; 30:61-68. [PMID: 38085880 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001126] [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: 01/03/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW With mechanical ventilation, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is applied to improve oxygenation and lung homogeneity. However, PEEP setting has been hypothesized to contribute to critical illness associated diaphragm dysfunction via several mechanisms. Here, we discuss the impact of PEEP on diaphragm function, activity and geometry. RECENT FINDINGS PEEP affects diaphragm geometry: it induces a caudal movement of the diaphragm dome and shortening of the zone of apposition. This results in reduced diaphragm neuromechanical efficiency. After prolonged PEEP application, the zone of apposition adapts by reducing muscle fiber length, so-called longitudinal muscle atrophy. When PEEP is withdrawn, for instance during a spontaneous breathing trial, the shortened diaphragm muscle fibers may over-stretch which may lead to (additional) diaphragm myotrauma. Furthermore, PEEP may either increase or decrease respiratory drive and resulting respiratory effort, probably depending on lung recruitability. Finally, the level of PEEP can also influence diaphragm activity in the expiratory phase, which may be an additional mechanism for diaphragm myotrauma. SUMMARY Setting PEEP could play an important role in both lung and diaphragm protective ventilation. Both high and low PEEP levels could potentially introduce or exacerbate diaphragm myotrauma. Today, the impact of PEEP setting on diaphragm structure and function is in its infancy, and clinical implications are largely unknown.
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- Myrte Wennen
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam
- Department of intensive care medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Mauri T, Furfaro D, Kassis EB. Physiology-Based Indications to Improve Outcome of Awake Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:1840-1843. [PMID: 37971344 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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- Tommaso Mauri
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Pérez J, Dorado JH, Accoce M, Plotnikow GA. Airway and Transpulmonary Driving Pressure by End-Inspiratory Holds During Pressure Support Ventilation. Respir Care 2023; 68:1483-1492. [PMID: 37463722 PMCID: PMC10589108 DOI: 10.4187/respcare.10802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The precision of quasi-static airway driving pressure (ΔP) assessed in pressure support ventilation (PSV) as a surrogate of tidal lung stress is debatable because persistent muscular activity frequently alters the readability of end-inspiratory holds. In this study, we used strict criteria to discard excessive muscular activity during holds and assessed the accuracy of ΔP in predicting global lung stress in PSV. Additionally, we explored whether the physiological effects of high PEEP differed according to the response of respiratory system compliance (CRS). METHODS Adults with ARDS undergoing PSV were enrolled. An esophageal catheter was inserted to calculate lung stress through transpulmonary driving pressure (ΔPL). ΔP and ΔPL were assessed in PSV at PEEP 5, 10, and 15 cm H2O by end-inspiratory holds. CRS was calculated as tidal volume (VT)/ΔP. We analyzed the effects of high PEEP on pressure-time product per minute (PTPmin), airway pressure at 100 ms (P0.1), and VT over PTP per breath (VT/PTPbr) in subjects with increased versus decreased CRS at high PEEP. RESULTS Eighteen subjects and 162 end-inspiratory holds were analyzed; 51/162 (31.5%) of the holds had ΔPL ≥ 12 cm H2O. Significant association between ΔP and ΔPL was found at all PEEP levels (P < .001). ΔP had excellent precision to predict ΔPL, with 15 cm H2O being identified as the best threshold for detecting ΔPL ≥ 12 cm H2O (area under the receiver operating characteristics 0.99 [95% CI 0.98-1.00]). CRS changes from low to high PEEP corresponded well with lung compliance changes (R2 0.91, P < .001) When CRS increased, a significant improvement of PTPmin and VT/PTPbr was found, without changes in P0.1. No benefits were observed when CRS decreased. CONCLUSIONS In subjects with ARDS undergoing PSV, high ΔP assessed by readable end-inspiratory holds accurately detected potentially dangerous thresholds of ΔPL. Using ΔP to assess changes in CRS induced by PEEP during assisted ventilation may inform whether higher PEEP could be beneficial.
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- Joaquin Pérez
- Sanatorio Anchorena San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Hospital Carlos G Durand, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Sanatorio Anchorena San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hospital de Quemados "Arturo H Illia," Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Hospital Británico, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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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