• Resp Care · Feb 2012

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    A randomized trial of noninvasive positive end expiratory pressure in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and hypoxemic respiratory failure.

    • Carlos Frederico Dantas Anjos, Guilherme Paula Pinto Schettino, Marcelo Park, Vladimir Silva Souza, and Augusto Scalabrini Neto.
    • Emergency Department, Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases, São Paulo, Brazil. cfda@uol.com.br
    • Resp Care. 2012 Feb 1;57(2):211-20.

    BackgroundAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a pandemic disease commonly associated with respiratory infections, hypoxemia, and death. Noninvasive PEEP has been shown to improve hypoxemia. In this study, we evaluated the physiologic effects of different levels of noninvasive PEEP in hypoxemic AIDS patients.MethodsThirty AIDS patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure received a randomized sequence of noninvasive PEEP (5, 10, or 15 cm H(2)O) for 20 min. PEEP was provided through a facial mask with pressure-support ventilation (PSV) of 5 cm H(2)O and an F(IO(2)) of 1. Patients were allowed to breathe spontaneously for a 20-min washout period in between each PEEP trial. Arterial blood gases and clinical variables were recorded after each PEEP treatment.ResultsThe results indicate that oxygenation improves linearly with increasing levels of PEEP. However, oxygenation levels were similar regardless of the first PEEP level administered (5, 10, or 15 cm H(2)O), and only the subgroup that received an initial treatment of the lowest level of PEEP (ie, 5 cm H(2)O) showed further improvements in oxygenation when higher PEEP levels were subsequently applied. The P(aCO(2)) also increased in response to PEEP elevation, especially with the highest level of PEEP (ie, 15 cm H(2)O). PSV of 5 cm H(2)O use was associated with significant and consistent improvements in the subjective sensations of dyspnea and respiratory rate reported by patients treated with any level of PEEP (from 0 to 15 cm H(2)O).ConclusionsAIDS patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure improve oxygenation in response to a progressive sequential elevation of PEEP (up to 15 cm H(2)O). However, corresponding elevations in P(aCO(2)) limit the recommended level of PEEP to 10 cm H(2)O. At a level of 5 cm H(2)O, PSV promotes an improvement in the subjective sensation of dyspnea regardless of the PEEP level employed.

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