Can visual inspection of the electrical activity of the diaphragm improve the detection of patient-ventilator asynchronies by pediatric critical care physicians?
Minerva Anestesiol
; 87(3): 319-324, 2021 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patient-ventilator asynchronies are challenging during pediatric mechanical ventilation. We hypothesized that monitoring the electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) together with the "standard" airway opening pressure (Pao) and flow-time waveforms during pressure support ventilation would improve the ability of a cohort of critical care physicians to detect asynchronies in ventilated children.METHODS:
We recorded the flow, Pao and EAdi waveforms in ten consecutive patients. The recordings were split in periods of 15 s, each reproducing a ventilator screenshot. From this pool, a team of four experts selected the most representative screenshots including at least one of the three most common asynchronies (missed efforts, auto-triggering and double triggering) and split them into two versions, respectively showing or not the EAdi waveforms. The screenshots were shown in random order in a questionnaire to sixty experienced pediatric intensivists that were asked to identify any episode of patient-ventilator asynchrony.RESULTS:
Among the ten patients included in the study, only eight had EAdi tracings without artifacts and were analyzed. When the Eadi waveform was shown, the auto-triggering detection improved from 13% to 67% (P<0.0001) and the missed efforts detection improved from 43% to 95% (P<0.0001). The detection of double triggering, instead, did not improve (85% with the EAdi vs. 78% without the EAdi waveform; P=0.52).CONCLUSIONS:
This single center study suggests that the EAdi waveform may improve the ability of pediatric intensivists to detect missed efforts and auto-triggering asynchronies. Further studies are required to determine the clinical implications of these findings.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Médicos
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Diafragma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Minerva Anestesiol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia