title: Effects of pressure support ventilation plus volume guarantee vs. high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on lung inflammation in preterm infants.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate if high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) might reduce lung inflammation in preterm infants with infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in comparison with the early application of another potentially lung-protective ventilation strategy, such as pressure support ventilation plus volume guarantee (PSV + VG). Infants at less than 30 weeks of gestation with RDS were enrolled consecutively in the study if they required mechanical ventilation, and were randomly allocated to receive HFOV or PSV + VG. Bronchial aspirate samples for the measurement of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-8, and IL-10 were obtained before surfactant treatment (T1), after 6-18 hr of ventilation (T2), after 24-48 hr of ventilation (T3), and before extubation (T4). Thirteen patients were enrolled in the HFOV group, and 12 in the PSV + VG group. The mean values of IL-1beta, IL-8, and IL-10 at T4 were lower in the HFOV group than in the PSV + VG group. The present study demonstrates that early treatment with HFOV is associated with a reduction of lung inflammation in comparison with PSV + VG in preterm infants with RDS.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neonatology, Department of Surgical and Medical Critical Care, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy. cdani@unifi.it
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dani
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bertini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pezzati
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Filippi
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pratesi
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caviglioli
authors.forename: Firmino F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Rubaltelli
mesh_terms: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators