Efficacy and safety of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation superimposed on conventional ventilation in obese patients with compression atelectasis.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the efficacy and safety of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in obese patients, we assessed their respiratory and hemodynamic functions during IPV superimposed on conventional ventilation.


METHODS
Ten obese patients with acute respiratory failure due to compression atelectasis who had not improved by conventional ventilation were treated with IPV. Hemodynamic parameters, ventilator settings, and intracranial pressure (n = 1) were recorded every hour. Arterial blood gas was analyzed every 3 hours. The efficacy and safety of IPV was assessed at the start of weaning.


RESULTS
Before IPV, Pao(2)/Fio(2) ratio remained low (189 +/- 63 mm Hg), which significantly increased to 243 +/- 67 mm Hg at 3 hours from the initiation of IPV (P < .01). Furthermore, it continuously increased to 280 +/- 50 mm Hg at 24 hours (P < .01). Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation induced significant increase in dynamic compliance from control value of 30 +/- 8 mL/cm H(2)O at 0 hours to 35 +/- 9 mL/cm H(2)O at 12 hours (P < .05) and to 38 +/- 8 mL/cm H(2)O at 24 hours (P < .01). Heart rate and mean arterial pressure were not significantly changed during IPV. Improvement of compression atelectasis was confirmed by their chest computed tomographic scans. Adverse effects such as pneumothorax and intracranial hypertension were not seen.


CONCLUSIONS
These results demonstrated that IPV was effective and safe in improving compression atelectasis without adverse effects in obese patients.
Tsuruta
Ryosuke
R
Advanced Medical Emergency and Critical Care Center, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. ryosan-ygc@umin.ac.jp
Kasaoka
Shunji
S
Okabayashi
Kiyoshi
K
Maekawa
Tsuyoshi
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D016684:Prone Position; D011446:Prospective Studies; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed