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Ventilator-related causes of lung injury: the mechanical power

verfasst von: L. Gattinoni, T. Tonetti, M. Cressoni, P. Cadringher, P. Herrmann, O. Moerer, A. Protti, M. Gotti, C. Chiurazzi, E. Carlesso, D. Chiumello, M. Quintel

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 10/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

We hypothesized that the ventilator-related causes of lung injury may be unified in a single variable: the mechanical power. We assessed whether the mechanical power measured by the pressure–volume loops can be computed from its components: tidal volume (TV)/driving pressure (∆P _aw), flow, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), and respiratory rate (RR). If so, the relative contributions of each variable to the mechanical power can be estimated.

Methods

We computed the mechanical power by multiplying each component of the equation of motion by the variation of volume and RR:

$${\text{Power}}_{\text{rs}} = {\text{RR}} \cdot \left\{ {\Delta V^{2} \cdot \left[ {\frac{1}{2} \cdot {\text{EL}}_{\text{rs}} + {\text{RR}} \cdot \frac{{\left( {1 + I:E} \right)}}{60 \cdot I:E} \cdot R_{\text{aw}} } \right] + \Delta V \cdot {\text{PEEP}}} \right\},$$

where ∆V is the tidal volume, EL_rs is the elastance of the respiratory system, I:E is the inspiratory-to-expiratory time ratio, and R _aw is the airway resistance. In 30 patients with normal lungs and in 50 ARDS patients, mechanical power was computed via the power equation and measured from the dynamic pressure–volume curve at 5 and 15 cmH₂O PEEP and 6, 8, 10, and 12 ml/kg TV. We then computed the effects of the individual component variables on the mechanical power.

Results

Computed and measured mechanical powers were similar at 5 and 15 cmH₂O PEEP both in normal subjects and in ARDS patients (slopes = 0.96, 1.06, 1.01, 1.12 respectively, R ² > 0.96 and p < 0.0001 for all). The mechanical power increases exponentially with TV, ∆P _aw, and flow (exponent = 2) as well as with RR (exponent = 1.4) and linearly with PEEP.

Conclusions

The mechanical power equation may help estimate the contribution of the different ventilator-related causes of lung injury and of their variations. The equation can be easily implemented in every ventilator’s software.

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Titel: Ventilator-related causes of lung injury: the mechanical power
verfasst von: L. Gattinoni
T. Tonetti
M. Cressoni
P. Cadringher
P. Herrmann
O. Moerer
A. Protti
M. Gotti
C. Chiurazzi
E. Carlesso
D. Chiumello
M. Quintel
Publikationsdatum: 12.09.2016
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4505-2

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