| Alveolar stability under different combinations of positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume: alveolar microscopy in isolated injured rat lungs. | |
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PMID: 20193478 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: High positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and low tidal volume (VT) ventilation is thought to be a protective ventilation strategy. It is hypothesized that the stabilization of collapsible alveoli during expiration contributes to lung protection. However, this hypothesis came from analysis of indirect indices like the analysis of the pressure-volume curve of the lung. The purpose of this study was to investigate isolated healthy and injured rat lungs by means of alveolar microscopy, in which combination of PEEP and VT is beneficial with respect to alveolar stability (I-E%). METHODS: Alveolar stability was investigated in isolated, non-perfused mechanically ventilated rat lungs. Injured lungs were compared with normal lungs. For both groups three PEEP settings (5, 10, 20 cmH2O) were combined with three VT settings (6, 10, 15 ml/kg) resulting in nine PEEP-VT combinations per group. Analysis was performed by alveolar microscopy. RESULTS: In normal lungs alveolar stability persisted in all PEEP-VT combinations (I-E% (3.2 +/- 11.0)%). There was no significant difference using different settings (P > 0.01). In contrast, alveoli in injured lungs were extremely instable at PEEP levels of 5 cmH2O (mean I-E% 100%) and 10 cmH2O (mean I-E% (30.7 +/- 16.8)%); only at a PEEP of 20 cmH2O were alveoli stabilized (mean I-E% of (0.2 +/- 9.3)%). CONCLUSIONS: In isolated healthy lungs alveolar stability is almost unaffected by different settings of PEEP and VT. In isolated injured lungs only a high PEEP level of 20 cmH2O resulted in stabilized alveoli whereas lower PEEP levels are associated with alveolar instability. |
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Hui Liu; Claudius A Stahl; Knut Moeller; Matthias Schneider; Steven Ganzert; Zhan-qi Zhao; Xiao-wen Tong; Josef Guttmann |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Chinese medical journal Volume: 123 ISSN: 0366-6999 ISO Abbreviation: Chin. Med. J. Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-03-02 Completed Date: 2010-05-27 Revised Date: 2010-09-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513795 Medline TA: Chin Med J (Engl) Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 406-11 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China. franklinsh@hotmail.com |
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Animals Female Lung / pathology* Lung Injury / pathology* Microscopy* Pulmonary Alveoli / pathology* Rats Rats, Wistar Tidal Volume / physiology* |
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