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Effects of alterations of inspiratory and expiratory pressures and inspiratory/expiratory ratios on mean airway pressure, blood gases, and intracranial pressure. 1981

A R Stewart, and N N Finer, and K L Peters

Twenty neonates requiring mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure, including 13 with hyaline membrane disease, were studied to assess the effects of alterations in ventilator settings on mean airway pressure (MAP), blood gases, and intracranial pressure (ICP). The study involved random alterations in peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), and inspiratory/expiratory ratio while MAP, PaO2, ICP, and end-tibal PCO2 were continuously monitored. The results showed a significant relationship between MAP and PaO2 that was expressed as the change in PaO2 per millimeter of mercury change in MAP (delta PaO2/delta MAP) with a mean delta PaO2/delta MAP of 4.92. The delta PaO2/delta MAP was highest for changes in PEEP (6.08), followed by PIP (5.07), and inspiratory/expiratory ratio (1.9). There was a significant relationship between alterations in PEEP and PIP vs PaCO2 and pH. Increases in PEEP and decreases in PIP resulted in an elevated PaCO2 and a lowered pH, and decreases in PEEP and increases in PIP resulted in a decreased PaCO2 and an elevated pH. There was no significant relationship between MAP and ICP, but there was a significant association between delta ICP and delta PaCO2 during alterations in PIP (r = .64, P less than .001). Increases in PEEP will lead to the greatest increase in PaO2 per change in MAP, followed by increase in PIP and inspiratory/expiratory ratio using a pressure-limited ventilator.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007427 Intracranial Pressure Pressure within the cranial cavity. It is influenced by brain mass, the circulatory system, CSF dynamics, and skull rigidity. Intracerebral Pressure,Subarachnoid Pressure,Intracerebral Pressures,Intracranial Pressures,Pressure, Intracerebral,Pressure, Intracranial,Pressure, Subarachnoid,Pressures, Intracerebral,Pressures, Intracranial,Pressures, Subarachnoid,Subarachnoid Pressures
D008176 Lung Volume Measurements Measurement of the amount of air that the lungs may contain at various points in the respiratory cycle. Lung Capacities,Lung Volumes,Capacity, Lung,Lung Capacity,Lung Volume,Lung Volume Measurement,Measurement, Lung Volume,Volume, Lung
D010100 Oxygen An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D010313 Partial Pressure The pressure that would be exerted by one component of a mixture of gases if it were present alone in a container. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Partial Pressures,Pressure, Partial,Pressures, Partial
D011175 Positive-Pressure Respiration A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange. Positive End-Expiratory Pressure,Positive-Pressure Ventilation,End-Expiratory Pressure, Positive,End-Expiratory Pressures, Positive,Positive End Expiratory Pressure,Positive End-Expiratory Pressures,Positive Pressure Respiration,Positive Pressure Ventilation,Positive-Pressure Respirations,Positive-Pressure Ventilations,Pressure, Positive End-Expiratory,Pressures, Positive End-Expiratory,Respiration, Positive-Pressure,Respirations, Positive-Pressure,Ventilation, Positive-Pressure,Ventilations, Positive-Pressure
D012122 Ventilators, Mechanical Mechanical devices used to produce or assist pulmonary ventilation. Mechanical Ventilator,Mechanical Ventilators,Respirators,Ventilators, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Ventilator,Pulmonary Ventilators,Ventilator, Pulmonary,Ventilators,Respirator,Ventilator,Ventilator, Mechanical
D002245 Carbon Dioxide A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006819 Hyaline Membrane Disease A respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants, usually premature infants with insufficient PULMONARY SURFACTANTS. The disease is characterized by the formation of a HYALINE-like membrane lining the terminal respiratory airspaces (PULMONARY ALVEOLI) and subsequent collapse of the lung (PULMONARY ATELECTASIS). Disease, Hyaline Membrane,Diseases, Hyaline Membrane,Hyaline Membrane Diseases

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