ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of recruitment maneuver (RM) following fibrobronchoscopy in invasively mechanically ventilated (IMV) patients with excessive airway secretions or foreign body aspiration. MethodsFrom September 2012 to July 2014, 200 eligible patients were randomly assigned to intervention group (n=100) and control group (n=100) . Airway clearance by fibrobronchoscopy was conducted in both the two groups, but RM was subsequently performed only in the intervention group. Outcome measurements included oxygenation index, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), heart rate (HR), air way resistance (Raw) and dynamic lung compliance (Cdyn) before and 2 hours after treatment, and duration of IMV and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay were also analyzed. ResultsAfter treatment with fibrobronchoscopy, oxygenation index [intervention vs. control: (291.14±38.49) vs. (241.39± 35.62) mm Hg (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa)], PaCO2 [(41.65±7.73) vs. (38.87±7.97) mm Hg] and Cdyn [(48.94±11.21) vs. (39.59±10.98) mL/cm H2O (1 cm H2O=0.098 kPa) ] were significantly increased, while HR [(95.41±20.59) , vs. (106.47±19.11) beats/min] and Raw [(17.87±8.32) vs. (23.98±7.88) cm H2O/(L·s)] were significantly decreased in both groups (P ＜ 0.01) . Duration of IMV and ICU stay in the intervention group were (15.72±6.42) and (19.85±8.12) days respectively, while in the control group were (20.49±7.21) and (27.87±10.33) days. Compared with the control group, patients in the intervention group had lower Raw, duration of IMV and ICU stay, and higher Cdyn, oxygenation index, and PaCO2 (P ＜ 0.01) , but no significant difference was found in HR (P ＞ 0.05) . ConclusionIn mechanically ventilated patients with excessive airway secretion or foreign body aspiration, recruitment maneuver following fibrobronchoscopy is of great clinical importance, due to the decrease of the duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay by re-inflating the collapsing alveoli, improving pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange, lung compliance and diffusion capacity.
ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of arterial blood gas index control during invasive mechanical ventilation on prognosis in COPD patients with type Ⅱ respiratory failure. MethodsSeventy-six COPD patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure who underwent invasive mechanical ventilation were recruited in the study. The patients were divided into group A with conventional arterial blood gas index control [pH of 7.40±0.05,PaO2 of (70±5)mm Hg,PaCO2 of (55±5)mm Hg],and group B with low index control [pH of 7.35±0.05,PaO2 of (60±5)mm Hg,PaCO2 of (60±5)mm Hg]. Two groups were compared on the required parameters of invasive mechanical ventilation,the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation,the incidence rate of sequential therapy in noninvasive mechanical ventilation,ventilator associated pneumonia and secondary intubation,etc. ResultsThe required parameters of invasive mechanical ventilation in group B including tidal volume (VT) and pressure support (PS),the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation,the incidence rate of sequential therapy in noninvasive mechanical ventilation,ventilator associated pneumonia and secondary intubation were all significantly lower than those in group A (P<0.05). ConclusionThe strategy to permit a lower PaO2 and carbon dioxide retention to a certain extent at lower FiO2,VT and PS levels in invasive mechanical ventilation can reduce the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation and the occurrence of ventilator associated complications,and improve the prognosis in COPD patients with type Ⅱ respiratory failure.
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of lateral position ventilation in the treatment of invasive ventilation in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods From October 2014 to December 2016, 60 eligible patients with AECOPD who meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n=30) or a control group (n=30). Expectorant, antiasthmatic, anti-infective, invasive ventilation, bronchoscopy, analgesic sedation, invasive-noninvasive sequential ventilation, nutritional support, intensive care and other treatment were conducted in two groups, but lateral position ventilation was subsequently performed in the intervention group and the control group used half lateral position. Outcome measurements included pH, PaO2/FiO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (R) and air way resistance (Raw) before and one day after invasive ventilation, and duration of control of pulmonary infection (PIC), invasive mechanic ventilation (IMV), mechanic ventilation (MV) and intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Results Compared with before ventilation, the levels of PaO2/FiO2, PaCO2, HR, R and Raw were significantly changed in two groups after ventilation (P<0.05). One day later after ventilation, pH [interventionvs. control: (7.43±0.07) vs. (7.37±0.11)], PaO2/FiO2[(253.52±65.33) mm Hg (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa) vs. (215.46±58.72) mm Hg] and PaCO2 [(52.45±7.15) mm Hg vs. (59.39±8.44) mm Hg] were statistically significant (P<0.05), but no significant difference was found in HR, R or Raw between two groups (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, PIC [(3.7±1.4) daysvs. (5.3±2.2) days], IMV [(4.0±1.5) days vs. (6.1±3.0) days], MV [(4.7±2.0) days vs. (7.3±3.7) days] and ICU stay [(6.2±2.1) days vs. (8.5±4.2) days] were significantly decreased (P<0.05) in the intervention group. Conclusions In AECOPD patients, invasive ventilation using lateral position ventilation can significantly improve arterial blood gas index, decrease Raw, shorten the time of PIC, IMV, MV and ICU stay.