High-frequency percussive ventilation improves oxygenation in patients with ARDS.

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-1999

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate changes in respiratory and hemodynamic function of patients with ARDS and requiring high-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) after failure of conventional ventilation (CV).

DESIGN: Retrospective case series.

SETTING: Surgical ICU (SICU) and medical ICU (MICU) of an academic county facility.

MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Thirty-two consecutive patients with ARDS (20 from SICU, 12 from MICU) who were unresponsive to at least 48 h of CV and were switched to HFPV were studied. Data on respiratory and hemodynamic parameters were collected during the 48 h preceding and the 48 h after institution of HFPV and compared. Between the period of CV and the period of HFPV, the ratio of PaO2 to the fraction of inspired oxygen (F(IO2)) increased ([mean+/-SE] 130+/-8 vs. 172+/-17; p = 0.027), peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) decreased (39.5+/-1.7 vs. 32.5+/-1.9 mm Hg; p = 0.002), and mean airway pressure(MAP) increased (19.2+/-1.2 vs. 27.5+/-1.4 mm Hg; p

CONCLUSION: The HFPV improves oxygenation by increasing MAP and decreasing PIP. This improvement is achieved soon after institution of HFPV and is maintained without affecting hemodynamics.

Volume

116

Issue

2

First Page

440

Last Page

446

ISSN

0012-3692

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

10453874

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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