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To assess and compare the acute physiologic effects of noninvasive pressure-support ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure in patients with acute lung injury.

August 4, 2005American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Physiologic Effects of Noninvasive Ventilation during Acute Lung Injury

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ELErwan L’HerUniversité de Tours NDNicolas DeyeUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore FLFrançois LelloucheUniversité Laval

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Prospective crossover study demonstrates that pressure-support ventilation reduces inspiratory effort in acute lung injury, indicating CPAP alone improves oxygenation but fails to unload muscles.

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To assess and compare the acute physiologic effects of noninvasive pressure-support ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure in patients with acute lung injury.
Conducted a prospective crossover physiologic study in 10 patients with acute lung injury.
Evaluated breathing pattern, neuromuscular drive, inspiratory muscle effort, blood gases, and dyspnea under minimal support, continuous positive airway pressure (10 cm H2O), and two pressure-support levels with positive end-expiratory pressure (10-10 and 15-5 cm H2O).
Neuromuscular drive and inspiratory muscle effort were significantly lower with both pressure-support ventilation settings compared to baseline and CPAP (p < 0.05), alongside increased tidal volume.
Dyspnea relief was significantly greater with high-level pressure support (15-5 cm H2O; p < 0.001), whereas oxygenation improved whenever 10 cm H2O positive end-expiratory pressure was applied.

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L’Her et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0139bcb124fe5819864a30 https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200402-226oc

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Prospective crossover study demonstrates that pressure-support ventilation reduces inspiratory effort in acute lung injury, indicating CPAP alone improves oxygenation but fails to unload muscles.

Physiologic Effects of Noninvasive Ventilation during Acute Lung Injury

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Physiologic Effects of Noninvasive Ventilation during Acute Lung Injury

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