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Effects of Pressure Support during an Acute Reduction of Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation in Preterm Infants

Journal of Perinatology volume 25, pages 412–416 (2005)Cite this article

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BACKGROUND:

During weaning of synchronized intermittent mandatory rate in preterm infants, the spontaneous breaths must overcome the resistance of the endotracheal tube and the disease-induced respiratory loads. Pressure Support (PS) can be used as an adjunct to synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) to partially unload the spontaneous breaths.

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate the effects of two levels of PS as an adjunct to SIMV on gas exchange and breathing effort during an acute reduction in SIMV rate in preterm infants.

METHODS:

In all, 15 infants (birth weight 793±217?g, gestational age 26.4±1.5 weeks, postnatal age 15±16 days). Ventilatory support consisted of SIMV with peak inspiratory pressure (PTP) 16.3±1.3?cmH2O, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) 4.3±0.6?cmH2O, and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) 0.26±0.06. Infants were studied during four 30-minute periods: Two baseline SIMV periods and two periods of SIMV plus PS, in random order. During SIMV+PS, SIMV rate was lowered by 10 breaths per minute (b/minute) and PS was set at 3 and 6?cmH2O (SIMV+PS3 and SIMV+PS6, respectively).

RESULTS:

SIMV rate was reduced during SIMV+PS from 21.4±6.6 to 11.4±6.6?b/minute. Arterial oxygen saturation, transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension and FiO2 remained unchanged. Minute ventilation, total respiratory rate and mean airway pressure were higher during SIMV+PS. Per-breath inspiratory effort was lower during SIMV+PS and this was more striking during SIMV+PS6. Spontaneous inspiratory effort per minute increased during SIMV+PS3, but this increase was averted during SIMV+PS6.

CONCLUSION:

Assistance of the spontaneous breaths with pressure support maintained gas exchange. PS of 6?cm H2O prevented an increase in breathing effort during an acute 50% reduction in SIMV rate.

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    Waldo Osorio MD, Nelson Claure PhD, Carmen D'Ugard RRT, Kamlesh Athavale MD & Eduardo Bancalari MD

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This work was supported by University of Miami Project NewBorn and The National Institutes of Health, Fogarty Grant # 1 D43 TW01280.

Equipment grant provided by Viasys Healthcare.

This work was presented in part at the 2002 meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research.

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Osorio, W., Claure, N., D'Ugard, C. et al. Effects of Pressure Support during an Acute Reduction of Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation in Preterm Infants. J Perinatol 25, 412–416 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211303

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