Background: Over the years, the mechanical ventilation (MV) strategy has changed worldwide. The aim of the present study was to describe the ventilation practices, particularly lung-protective ventilation (LPV), ...
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Background: Over the years, the mechanical ventilation (MV) strategy has changed worldwide. The aim of the present study was to describe the ventilation practices, particularly lung-protective ventilation (LPV), among brain-injured patients in China. Methods: This study was a multicenter, 1-day, cross-sectional study in 47 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across China. Mechanically ventilated patients (18 years and older) with brain injury in a participating ICU during the time of the study, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, postoperation with intracranial tumor, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, intracranial infection, and idiopathic epilepsy, were enrolled. Demographic data, primary diagnoses, indications for MV, MV modes and settings, and prognoses on the 60th day were collected. Multivariable logistic analysis was used to assess factors that might affect the use of LPV. Results: A total of 104 patients were enrolled in the present study, 87 (83.7%) of whom were identified with severe brain injury based on a Glasgow Coma Scale 〈8 points. Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) was the most frequent ventilator mode, accounting for 46.2% of the entire cohort. The median tidal volume was set to 8.0 ml/kg (interquartile range [IQR], 7.0-8.9 ml/kg) of the predicted body weight; 50 (48.1%) patients received LPV. The median positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) was set to 5 cmH20 (IQR, 5-5 cmH20). No PEEP values were higher than 10 cmH20. Compared with partially mandatory ventilation, supportive and spontaneous ventilation practices were associated with LPV. There were no significant differences in mortality and MV duration between patients subjected to LPV and those were not. Conclusions: Among brain-injured patients in China, SIMV was the most frequent ventilation mode. Nearly one-half of the brain-injured patients received LPV. Patients under supportive and spontaneous ventilation were more likely to receive LPV.
Mechanical power of ventilation,currently defined as the energy delivered from the ventilator to the respiratory system over a period of time,has been recognized as a promising indicator to evaluate ventilator-induced...
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Mechanical power of ventilation,currently defined as the energy delivered from the ventilator to the respiratory system over a period of time,has been recognized as a promising indicator to evaluate ventilator-induced lung injury and predict the prognosis of ventilated critically ill patients.Mechanical power can be accurately measured by the geometric method,while simplified equations allow an easy estimation of mechanical power at the bedside.There may exist a safety threshold of mechanical power above which lung injury is inevitable,and the assessment of mechanical power might be helpful to determine whether the extracorporeal respiratory support is needed in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.It should be noted that relatively low mechanical power does not exclude the possibility of lung injury.lung size and inhomogeneity should also be taken into consideration.Problems regarding the safety limits of mechanical power and contribution of each component to lung injury have not been determined yet.Whether mechanical power-directed lung-protective ventilation strategy could improve clinical outcomes also needs further investigation.Therefore,this review discusses the algorithms,clinical relevance,optimization,and future directions of mechanical power in critically ill patients.
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