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Ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure reduces extravascular lung water and increases lymphatic flow in hydrostatic pulmonary edema. 1996

E Fernández Mondéjar, and G Vazquez Mata, and A Cárdenas, and A Mansilla, and F Cantalejo, and R Rivera
Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of different levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on extravascular lung water and on lymphatic drainage through the thoracic duct during hydrostatic pulmonary edema. METHODS Randomized, controlled, experimental study. METHODS Research laboratory of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS Eighteen beagle dogs weighing between 10 and 19 kg. METHODS Dogs were anesthetized and cannulated via a thoracic duct. Hydrostatic pulmonary edema was provoked by inflating the balloon of a Foley catheter in the left atrium. Different amounts of PEEP were applied. RESULTS Extravascular lung water was determined by the double indicator dilution method (indocyanine green in glucoside solution at 0 degree C), and lymphatic drainage was measured every 30 mins. After a baseline measurement, the left atrial pressure was increased to 24 to 26 mm Hg, and measurements were recorded after 30, 60, 90, and 120 mins. The animals were divided into three groups. Group I (n = 6): PEEP of 20 cm H2O was instituted at 120 mins, and the other determinations were made without PEEP; group II (n = 7): PEEP of 10 cm H2O was instituted at 60 and 90 mins; group III (n = 5): PEEP of 20 cm H2O was instituted at 60 and 90 mins. Extravascular lung water increased after the increase of left atrial pressure in all three groups. After 90 mins, the extravascular lung water was significantly greater (p < .01) in group I (no PEEP application) at 21.2 +/- 5.1 mL/kg than in groups II and III (with 10 and 20 cm H2O of PEEP) at 12.8 +/- 2.01 and 14.8 +/- 4.8 mL/kg, respectively. Lymphatic drainage tended to increase over time in all three groups. Ninety minutes after the left atrial pressure increase, lymphatic drainage was significantly greater (p < .05) in group II, at 6.06 +/- 2.53 mL/kg/30 mins, than in group I, at 2.83 +/- 0.76 mL/kg/30 mins. CONCLUSIONS a) The application of PEEP levels of between 10 and 20 cm H2O limits the increase of extravascular lung water in cases of hydrostatic pulmonary edema; and b) the application of 10 cm H2O of PEEP increases the lymphatic flow through the thoracic duct.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008208 Lymphatic System A system of organs and tissues that process and transport immune cells and LYMPH. Lymphatic Systems
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
D011312 Pressure A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Pressures
D011654 Pulmonary Edema Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening. Wet Lung,Edema, Pulmonary,Edemas, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Edemas,Lung, Wet,Lungs, Wet,Wet Lungs
D011897 Random Allocation A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects. Randomization,Allocation, Random
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015633 Extravascular Lung Water Water content outside of the lung vasculature. About 80% of a normal lung is made up of water, including intracellular, interstitial, and blood water. Failure to maintain the normal homeostatic fluid exchange between the vascular space and the interstitium of the lungs can result in PULMONARY EDEMA and flooding of the alveolar space. Lung Water, Extravascular,Extra Vascular Lung Water,Lung Water, Extra Vascular,Water, Extravascular Lung

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