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Guilherme Silva Bonczynski1, Juliana Siqueira Novo2, Alexandre Simões Dias3
1Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Background:
Ventilation configurations are of great clinical importance for adequate outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients, and they may even be used as specific physical therapy techniques.
Objectives:
To compare the effectiveness of lung hyperinflation through mechanical ventilation (HMV) with HMV plus flow bias optimization regarding respiratory mechanics, hemodynamics, and volume of secretion.
Methods:
Patients mechanically ventilated > 24 h were included in this randomized crossover clinical trial. The following techniques were applied: HMV alone (control group) and HMV plus flow bias optimization (intervention group).
Results:
The 20 included patients underwent both techniques, totaling 40 collections. A total of 52 % were women, the mean age was 60.8 (SD, 15.7) years, and the mean mechanical ventilation time was 4.3 (SD, 3.0) days. The main cause of mechanical ventilation was sepsis (44 %). Expiratory flow bias in optimized HMV was higher. than conventional HMV (p < 0.001). The volume of tracheal secretions collected was higher during optimized than conventional HMV. (p = 0.012). Significant differences in peak flow occurred at the beginning of the technique and a there was a significant decrease in respiratory system resistance immediately and 30 min after applying the technique in the intervention group.
Conclusions:
The volume of tracheal secretions collected was higher during optimized HMV, and, HMV with flow bias optimization resulted in lower respiratory system resistance and flow peaks and produced expiratory flow bias.
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