Abstract
Objective: To determine the global and regional changes in lung volume during and after closed endotracheal tube (ETT) suction in high-frequency ventilated preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Design: Prospective observational clinical study. Setting: Neonatal intensive care unit. Patients: Eleven non-muscle relaxed preterm infants with RDS ventilated with open lung high-frequency ventilation (HFV). Interventions: Closed ETT suction. Measurements and results: Changes in global and regional lung volume were measured with electrical impedance tomography. ETT suction resulted in an acute loss of lung volume followed by spontaneous recovery with a median residual loss of 3.3% of the maximum volume loss. The median stabilization time was 8 s. At the regional level, the lung volume changes during and after ETT suction were heterogeneous in nature. Conclusions: Closed ETT suction causes an acute, transient and heterogeneous loss of lung volume in premature infants with RDS treated with open lung HFV.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2130-2134 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Intensive care medicine |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Electrical impedance tomography
- Endotracheal suction
- High-frequency ventilation
- Premature infant
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