Short-Term Effects of an Active Heat-and-Moisture Exchanger During Invasive Ventilation.
Respir Care
; 64(10): 1215-1221, 2019 Oct.
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BACKGROUND: Humidification is a standard of care during invasive mechanical ventilation. Two types of devices are used for this purpose: heated humidifiers and heat-and-moisture exchangers (HME). AIM: To compare the short-term physiologic effects of an active HME, with those of heated humidifiers and HMEs in terms of respiratory effort, ventilatory pattern, and arterial blood gases during invasive mechanical ventilation. METHODS: We conducted a randomized crossover study with 3 different devices in 15 stable subjects who had a tracheostomy and were ventilator-dependent. Transdiaphragmatic pressure, ventilatory pattern, arterial blood gases, and dyspnea scale were recorded at baseline and at the end of a 20-min period with each device. RESULTS: Compared with heated humidifiers, the active HME was associated with higher diaphragmatic pressure-time product per minute (117.10 [interquartile range {IQR} 34.58-298.60]) versus 80.86 (IQR, 25.46-110.55) cm H2O×s/min, P = .01), higher PaCO2 (48.50 [IQR, 40.65-53.70] vs 39.60 [IQR, 37.50-49.95]) mm Hg, P = .02) and lower pH (7.41 [IQR, 7.36-7.49] vs 7.45 [IQR, 7.40-7.51], P = .030) without any significant difference in ventilatory pattern. A significantly worse dyspnea scale score (active HME, 3 (2-4) vs heated humidifiers: 4 (3-5); P = .009) was also observed. No significant differences were seen between active HME and HME. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicated that, compared with the heated humidifiers, the use of the active HME or the HME increased inspiratory effort, PaCO2 , pH, and dyspnea in stable subjects who were tracheostomized and ventilator-dependent. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02499796.).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Respiración Artificial
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Trabajo Respiratorio
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Humidificadores
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Respir Care
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2019
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Article
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Italia
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Estados Unidos