scholarly journals Effects of Anacardic Acid Monoene on the Respiratory System of Mice Submitted to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Author(s):  
Fladimir de Lima Gondim ◽  
Ruth Mesquita Ferreira ◽  
Tiago Rocha Nogueira ◽  
Daniel Silveira Serra ◽  
Maria Alexandra de Sousa Rios ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Viola ◽  
Emanuele Russo ◽  
Marco Benni ◽  
Emiliano Gamberini ◽  
Alessandro Circelli ◽  
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Abstract Since its outbreak, in January, 2020, it has been clear that CoVID-19 pneumonia is atypical. Despite a full concordance to Berlin criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), respiratory system mechanics is preserved [1]. Mechanical ventilation and muscular paralysis are recommended in worsening respiratory insufficiency [2]; in a substantial number of cases, prone positioning significantly improves oxygenation.


Critical Care ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoann Zerbib ◽  
Alexis Lambour ◽  
Julien Maizel ◽  
Loay Kontar ◽  
Bertrand De Cagny ◽  
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Abstract Background In the context of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the response to lung recruitment maneuvers (LRMs) varies considerably from one patient to another and so is difficult to predict. The aim of the study was to determine whether or not the recruitment-to-inflation (R/I) ratio could differentiate between patients according to the change in lung mechanics during the LRM. Methods We evaluated the changes in gas exchange and respiratory mechanics induced by a stepwise LRM at a constant driving pressure of 15 cmH2O during pressure-controlled ventilation. We assessed lung recruitability by measuring the R/I ratio. Patients were dichotomized with regard to the median R/I ratio. Results We included 30 patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS and a median [interquartile range] R/I ratio of 0.62 [0.42–0.83]. After the LRM, patients with high recruitability (R/I ratio ≥ 0.62) presented an improvement in the PaO2/FiO2 ratio, due to significant increase in respiratory system compliance (33 [27–42] vs. 42 [35–60] mL/cmH2O; p < 0.001). In low recruitability patients (R/I < 0.62), the increase in PaO2/FiO2 ratio was associated with a significant decrease in pulse pressure as a surrogate of cardiac output (70 [55–85] vs. 50 [51–67] mmHg; p = 0.01) but not with a significant change in respiratory system compliance (33 [24–47] vs. 35 [25–47] mL/cmH2O; p = 0.74). Conclusion After the LRM, patients with high recruitability presented a significant increase in respiratory system compliance (indicating a gain in ventilated area), while those with low recruitability presented a decrease in pulse pressure suggesting a drop in cardiac output and therefore in intrapulmonary shunt.


2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rémi Coudroy ◽  
Damien Vimpere ◽  
Nadia Aissaoui ◽  
Romy Younan ◽  
Clotilde Bailleul ◽  
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Background Complete airway closure during expiration may underestimate alveolar pressure. It has been reported in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), as well as in morbidly obese patients with healthy lungs. The authors hypothesized that complete airway closure was highly prevalent in obese ARDS and influenced the calculation of respiratory mechanics. Methods In a post hoc pooled analysis of two cohorts, ARDS patients were classified according to body mass index (BMI) terciles. Low-flow inflation pressure–volume curve and partitioned respiratory mechanics using esophageal manometry were recorded. The authors’ primary aim was to compare the prevalence of complete airway closure according to BMI terciles. Secondary aims were to compare (1) respiratory system mechanics considering or not considering complete airway closure in their calculation, and (2) and partitioned respiratory mechanics according to BMI. Results Among the 51 patients analyzed, BMI was less than 30 kg/m2 in 18, from 30 to less than 40 in 16, and greater than or equal to 40 in 17. Prevalence of complete airway closure was 41% overall (95% CI, 28 to 55; 21 of 51 patients), and was lower in the lowest (22% [3 to 41]; 4 of 18 patients) than in the highest BMI tercile (65% [42 to 87]; 11 of 17 patients). Driving pressure and elastances of the respiratory system and of the lung were higher when complete airway closure was not taken into account in their calculation. End-expiratory esophageal pressure (ρ = 0.69 [95% CI, 0.48 to 0.82]; P &lt; 0.001), but not chest wall elastance, was associated with BMI, whereas elastance of the lung was negatively correlated with BMI (ρ = −0.27 [95% CI, −0.56 to −0.10]; P = 0.014). Conclusions Prevalence of complete airway closure was high in ARDS and should be taken into account when calculating respiratory mechanics, especially in the most morbidly obese patients. Editor’s Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic What This Article Tells Us That Is New


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Chung Chiu ◽  
Shih-Wei Lin ◽  
Li-Pang Chuang ◽  
Hsin-Hsien Li ◽  
Pi-Hua Liu ◽  
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Abstract Background: Mechanical power (MP) refers to the energy delivered by a ventilator to the respiratory system per unit of time. MP normalized to predicted body weight (PBW) or respiratory system compliance have better predictive value for mortality than MP alone in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our objective was to assess the potential impact of consecutive changes of normalized MP on hospital mortality among ARDS patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of patients with severe ARDS receiving ECMO in a tertiary care referral center in Taiwan between May 2006 and October 2015. Serial changes of MP during ECMO were recorded. Results: A total of 152 patients with severe ARDS rescued with ECMO were analyzed. Overall hospital mortality was 53.3 %. There were no significant differences between survivors and nonsurvivors in terms of baseline values of MP or other ventilator settings. Cox regression models demonstrated that MP alone, MP normalized to PBW, and MP normalized to compliance during the first 3 days of ECMO were all independently associated with hospital mortality. Higher MP normalized to compliance (HR 2.289 [95% CI 1.214-4.314], p = 0.010) was associated with a higher risk of death than MP itself (HR 1.060 [95% CI 1.018-1.104], p = 0.005) or MP normalized to PBW (HR 1.004 [95% CI 1.002-1.007], p < 0.001). The 90-day hospital mortality of patients with high MP (> 14.4 J/min) during the first 3 days of ECMO was significantly higher than that of patients with low MP (≦ 14.4 J/min) (70.7 % versus 46.8 %, p = 0.004), and the 90-day hospital mortality of patients with high MP normalized to compliance (> 0.53 J/min/ml/cm H2O) during the first 3 days of ECMO was significantly higher than that of patients with low MP normalized to compliance (≦ 0.53 J/min/ml/cm H2O) (63.1 % versus 29.5 %, p < 0.001).Conclusions: MP during the first 3 days of ECMO was the only ventilator setting independently associated with 90-day hospital mortality, and MP normalized to compliance during ECMO was more predictive for mortality than was MP alone.


Critical Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Chung Chiu ◽  
Shih-Wei Lin ◽  
Li-Pang Chuang ◽  
Hsin-Hsien Li ◽  
Pi-Hua Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Mechanical power (MP) refers to the energy delivered by a ventilator to the respiratory system per unit of time. MP referenced to predicted body weight (PBW) or respiratory system compliance have better predictive value for mortality than MP alone in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our objective was to assess the potential impact of consecutive changes of MP on hospital mortality among ARDS patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with severe ARDS receiving ECMO in a tertiary care referral center in Taiwan between May 2006 and October 2015. Serial changes of MP during ECMO were recorded. Results A total of 152 patients with severe ARDS rescued with ECMO were analyzed. Overall hospital mortality was 53.3%. There were no significant differences between survivors and nonsurvivors in terms of baseline values of MP or other ventilator settings. Cox regression models demonstrated that mean MP alone, MP referenced to PBW, and MP referenced to compliance during the first 3 days of ECMO were all independently associated with hospital mortality. Higher MP referenced to compliance (HR 2.289 [95% CI 1.214–4.314], p = 0.010) was associated with a higher risk of death than MP itself (HR 1.060 [95% CI 1.018–1.104], p = 0.005) or MP referenced to PBW (HR 1.004 [95% CI 1.002–1.007], p < 0.001). The 90-day hospital mortality of patients with high MP (> 14.4 J/min) during the first 3 days of ECMO was significantly higher than that of patients with low MP (≦ 14.4 J/min) (70.7% vs. 46.8%, p = 0.004), and the 90-day hospital mortality of patients with high MP referenced to compliance (> 0.53 J/min/ml/cm H2O) during the first 3 days of ECMO was significantly higher than that of patients with low MP referenced to compliance (≦ 0.53 J/min/ml/cm H2O) (63.6% vs. 29.7%, p < 0.001). Conclusions MP during the first 3 days of ECMO was the only ventilatory variable independently associated with 90-day hospital mortality, and MP referenced to compliance during ECMO was more predictive for mortality than was MP alone.


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