Jeremy R Beitler1, Scott A Sands2,3, Stephen H Loring4, Robert L Owens5, Atul Malhotra5, Roger G Spragg5, Michael A Matthay6, B Taylor Thompson7, Daniel Talmor4. 1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, #8409, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA. jbeitler@ucsd.edu. 2. Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Department of Allergy, Immunology, and Respiratory Medicine and Central Clinical School, The Alfred and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. 4. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. 5. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, #8409, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA. 6. Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. 7. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Breath stacking dyssynchrony generates higher tidal volumes than intended, potentially increasing lung injury risk in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lack of validated criteria to quantify breath stacking dyssynchrony contributes to its under-recognition. This study evaluates performance of novel, objective criteria for quantifying breath stacking dyssynchrony (BREATHE criteria) compared to existing definitions and tests if neuromuscular blockade eliminates high-volume breath stacking dyssynchrony in ARDS. METHODS: Airway flow and pressure were recorded continuously for up to 72 h in 33 patients with ARDS receiving volume-preset assist-control ventilation. The flow-time waveform was integrated to calculate tidal volume breath-by-breath. The BREATHE criteria considered five domains in evaluating for breath stacking dyssynchrony: ventilator cycling, interval expiratory volume, cumulative inspiratory volume, expiratory time, and inspiratory time. RESULTS: The observed tidal volume of BREATHE stacked breaths was 11.3 (9.7-13.3) mL/kg predicted body weight, significantly higher than the preset volume [6.3 (6.0-6.8) mL/kg; p < 0.001]. BREATHE identified more high-volume breaths (≥2 mL/kg above intended volume) than the other existing objective criteria for breath stacking [27 (7-59) vs 19 (5-46) breaths/h; p < 0.001]. Agreement between BREATHE and visual waveform inspection was high (raw agreement 96.4-98.1 %; phi 0.80-0.92). Breath stacking dyssynchrony was near-completely eliminated during neuromuscular blockade [0 (0-1) breaths/h; p < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS: The BREATHE criteria provide an objective definition of breath stacking dyssynchrony emphasizing occult exposure to high tidal volumes. BREATHE identified high-volume breaths missed by other methods for quantifying this dyssynchrony. Neuromuscular blockade prevented breath stacking dyssynchrony, assuring provision of the intended lung-protective strategy.
PURPOSE:Breath stacking dyssynchrony generates higher tidal volumes than intended, potentially increasing lung injury risk in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lack of validated criteria to quantify breath stacking dyssynchrony contributes to its under-recognition. This study evaluates performance of novel, objective criteria for quantifying breath stacking dyssynchrony (BREATHE criteria) compared to existing definitions and tests if neuromuscular blockade eliminates high-volume breath stacking dyssynchrony in ARDS. METHODS: Airway flow and pressure were recorded continuously for up to 72 h in 33 patients with ARDS receiving volume-preset assist-control ventilation. The flow-time waveform was integrated to calculate tidal volume breath-by-breath. The BREATHE criteria considered five domains in evaluating for breath stacking dyssynchrony: ventilator cycling, interval expiratory volume, cumulative inspiratory volume, expiratory time, and inspiratory time. RESULTS: The observed tidal volume of BREATHE stacked breaths was 11.3 (9.7-13.3) mL/kg predicted body weight, significantly higher than the preset volume [6.3 (6.0-6.8) mL/kg; p < 0.001]. BREATHE identified more high-volume breaths (≥2 mL/kg above intended volume) than the other existing objective criteria for breath stacking [27 (7-59) vs 19 (5-46) breaths/h; p < 0.001]. Agreement between BREATHE and visual waveform inspection was high (raw agreement 96.4-98.1 %; phi 0.80-0.92). Breath stacking dyssynchrony was near-completely eliminated during neuromuscular blockade [0 (0-1) breaths/h; p < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS: The BREATHE criteria provide an objective definition of breath stacking dyssynchrony emphasizing occult exposure to high tidal volumes. BREATHE identified high-volume breaths missed by other methods for quantifying this dyssynchrony. Neuromuscular blockade prevented breath stacking dyssynchrony, assuring provision of the intended lung-protective strategy.
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