Emanuele Rezoagli, Carla Fornari, Roberto Fumagalli, Giacomo Grasselli, Carlo Alberto Volta, Paolo Navalesi, Rihard Knafelj, Laurent Brochard, Antonio Pesenti, Tommaso Mauri, Giuseppe Foti
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Abstract
Background: Sigh breaths may impact outcomes in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) during assisted mechanical ventilation. We investigated whether sigh breaths may impact mortality in predefined subgroups of patients enrolled in the PROTECTION multicenter clinical trial according to: 1.the physiological response in oxygenation to Sigh (responders versus non-responders) and 2.the set levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) (High vs. Low-PEEP). If mortality differed between Sigh and No Sigh, we explored physiological daily differences at 7-days.
Results: Patients were randomized to pressure support ventilation (PSV) with Sigh (Sigh group) versus PSV with no sigh (No Sigh group). (1) Sighs were not associated with differences in 28-day mortality in responders to baseline sigh-test. Contrarily-in non-responders-56 patients were randomized to Sigh (55%) and 28-day mortality was lower with sighs (17%vs.36%, log-rank p = 0.031). (2) In patients with PEEP > 8cmH2O no difference in mortality was observed with sighs. With Low-PEEP, 54 patients were randomized to Sigh (48%). Mortality at 28-day was reduced in patients randomised to sighs (13%vs.31%, log-rank p = 0.021). These findings were robust to multivariable adjustments. Tidal volume, respiratory rate and ventilatory ratio decreased with Sigh as compared with No Sigh at 7-days. Ventilatory ratio was associated with mortality and successful extubation in both non-responders and Low-PEEP.
Conclusions: Addition of Sigh to PSV could reduce mortality in AHRF non-responder to Sigh and exposed to Low-PEEP. Results in non-responders were not expected. Findings in the low PEEP group may indicate that insufficient PEEP was used or that Low PEEP may be used with Sigh. Sigh may reduce mortality by decreasing physiologic dead space and ventilation intensity and/or optimizing ventilation/perfusion mismatch.
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Annals of Intensive Care is an online peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality review articles and original research papers in the field of intensive care medicine. It targets critical care providers including attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, and physiotherapists, who aim to enhance their knowledge and provide optimal care for their patients. The journal's articles are included in various prestigious databases such as CAS, Current contents, DOAJ, Embase, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, OCLC, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Citation Index Expanded, SCOPUS, and Summon by Serial Solutions.