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01.04.2010 | Original
Estimation of inspiratory muscle pressure in critically ill patients
verfasst von:
Eumorfia Kondili, Christina Alexopoulou, Nectaria Xirouchaki, Katerina Vaporidi, Dimitris Georgopoulos
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 4/2010
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Abstract
Background
Recently, a new technology has been introduced aiming to monitor and improve patient ventilator interaction (PVI monitor). With the PVI monitor, a signal representing an estimation of the patient’s total inspiratory muscle pressure (PmusPVI) is calculated from the equation of motion, utilizing estimated values of resistance and elastance of the respiratory system.
Objective
The aim of the study was to prospectively examine the accuracy of PmusPVI to quantify inspiratory muscle pressure.
Methods and interventions
Eleven critically ill patients mechanically ventilated on proportional assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors were studied at three levels of assist (30, 50 and 70%). Airway, esophageal, gastric and transdiaphragmatic (Pdi) pressures, volume and flow were measured breath by breath, whereas the total inspiratory muscle pressure (Pmus) was calculated using the Campbell diagram.
Results
For a given assist, PmusPVI throughout inspiration did not differ from the corresponding values calculated using the Pdi and Pmus signals. Inspiratory and expiratory time did not differ among the various methods of calculation. Inspiratory muscle pressure decreased with increasing assist, and the magnitude of this decrease did not differ among the various methods of pressure calculation.
Conclusions
A signal generated from flow, volume and airway pressure may be used to provide breath-by-breath quantitative information of inspiratory muscle pressure.