Longitudinal changes in patient-ventilator asynchronies and respiratory system mechanics before and after tracheostomy

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Background: This was a pilot study to analyze the effects of tracheostomy on patient-ventilator asynchronies and respiratory system mechanics. Data were extracted from an ongoing prospective, real-world database that stores continuous output from ventilators and bedside monitors. Twenty adult subjects were on mechanical ventilation and were tracheostomized during an ICU stay: 55% were admitted to the ICU for respiratory failure and 35% for neurologic conditions; the median duration of mechanical ventilation before tracheostomy was 12 d; and the median duration of mechanical ventilation was 16 d. Methods: We compared patient-ventilator asynchronies (the overall asynchrony index and the rates of specific asynchronies) and respiratory system mechanics (respiratory-system compliance and airway resistance) during the 24 h before tracheostomy versus the 24 h after tracheostomy. We analyzed possible differences in these variables among the subjects who underwent surgical versus percutaneous tracheostomy. To compare longitudinal changes in the variables, we used linear mixed-effects models for repeated measures along time in different observation periods. A total of 920 h of mechanical ventilation were analyzed. Results: Respiratory mechanics and asynchronies did not differ significantly between the 24-h periods before and after tracheostomy: Compliance of the respiratory system median (IQR) (47.9 [41.3 - 54.6] mL/cm H2O vs 47.6 [40.9 - 54.3] mL/cm H2O; P =.94), airway resistance (9.3 [7.5 - 11.1] cm H2O/L/s vs 7.0 [5.2 - 8.8] cm H2O/L/s; P =.07), asynchrony index (2.0% [1.1 - 3.6%] vs 4.1% [2.3 - 7.6%]; P =.09), ineffective expiratory efforts (0.9% [0.4 - 1.8%] vs 2.2% [1.0 - 4.4%]; P =.08), double cycling (0.5% [0.3 - 1.0%] vs 0.9% [0.5 - 1.9%]; P =.24), and percentage of air trapping (7.6% [4.2 - 13.8%] vs 10.6% [5.9 - 19.2%]; P =.43). No differences in respiratory mechanics or patient-ventilator asynchronies were observed between percutaneous and surgical procedures. Conclusions: Tracheostomy did not affect patient-ventilator asynchronies or respiratory mechanics within 24 h before and after the procedure.

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Lena, E., Aquino-Esperanza, J., López-Aguilar, J., Magrans, R., De Haro, C., Sarlabous, L., … Murias, G. (2021). Longitudinal changes in patient-ventilator asynchronies and respiratory system mechanics before and after tracheostomy. Respiratory Care, 66(9), 1389–1397. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.08824

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