Ntoumenopoulos, George;
Jones, Alison;
Koutoumanou, Eirini;
Shannon, Harriet;
(2023)
The Impact of High-Frequency Chest-Wall Compression on Mechanical Ventilation Delivery and Flow Bias.
Respiratory Care
, 68
(8)
, Article respcare.10932. 10.4187/respcare.10932.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear if high-frequency chest-wall compression (HFCWC) has a role to assist with secretion clearance in patients on mechanical ventilation. The effect of HFCWC on the delivery of mechanical ventilation is unknown. This study describes the effect of HFCWC on mechanical ventilation delivery and flow bias in an orally intubated and mechanically ventilated bench model. METHODS: An orally intubated mannequin was mechanically ventilated in 5 commonly used modes of ventilation at settings that reflect current practice. HFCWC was applied via a randomized combination of oscillation frequencies and pressure settings. Mechanical ventilator flow, flow bias, and breathing frequency were measured before and during the application of HFCWC. RESULTS: HFCWC led to 3- to 7-fold increases in ventilator-delivered breathing frequency during synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, bi-level (with pressure support), bi-level-assist, and pressure-regulated volume control modes of ventilation. Only in the bi-level mode without pressure support was the ventilator breathing frequency unaffected by HFCWC. During HFCWC, peak inspiratory flow to peak expiratory flow ratios toward an expiratory flow bias, particularly at higher HFCWC pressures, only in pressure-regulated volume control and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation modes were peak inspiratory flow to peak expiratory flow ratios of <0.9 generated that would facilitate secretion clearance. CONCLUSIONS: HFCWC led to 3- to 7-fold increases in ventilator breathing frequency delivered by mechanical ventilation except in the bi-level mode. The bi-level mode may be the optimal mode to use HFCWC to minimize disruption to the delivered ventilator breathing frequency. The peak inspiratory flow to peak expiratory flow ratios < 0.9, the optimal flow bias for secretion clearance, was only achieved in the pressure-regulated volume control and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation modes. However, the findings in this bench model with a fixed low compliance may not be generalizable to the patient in the ICU, and we recommend further investigation into the effects of HFCWC in the patient in the ICU.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | The Impact of High-Frequency Chest-Wall Compression on Mechanical Ventilation Delivery and Flow Bias |
DOI: | 10.4187/respcare.10932 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.10932 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | High frequency chest wall compression; The Vest; Mechanical ventilation |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10175017 |
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