The Combination of Partial Liquid Ventilation and Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Severe Oleic Acid Lung Injury Model

Autor: Koichi Nakazawa, Tokujiro Uchida, Keisuke Amaha, Kuninori Yokoyama, Koshi Makita
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Chest. 113:1658-1666
ISSN: 0012-3692
Popis: Study objectives To elucidate the efficacy of the combination of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) and partial liquid ventilation (PLV) in ARDS. Design Prospective, randomized, controlled study. Setting A research laboratory at a university medical center. Subjects Thirty-two rabbits. Interventions Animals were anesthetized and ventilated via tracheostomy (tidal volume=40 mL; respiratory rate=25 breaths/min; fraction of inspired oxygen=0.99). After 0.08 mL/kg (0.071 g/kg) oleic acid was administered via the central venous route, animals were randomly divided into the following four groups depending on the ventilatory mode: (1) Gas ventilation (GV)control group: GV was continued throughout the study; (2) GV-NO group: NO inhalation (10 ppm) was performed under GV; (3) PLV-control group: PLV using perflubron (15 mL/kg) was continued until the end of the study; and (4) PLV-NO group: NO inhalation (10 ppm) was performed under PLV. Measurements and results NO inhalation improved PaO 2 in the PLV-NO group (from 133±20 to 167±23 mm Hg; p=0.0008), but not in the GV-NO group (from 67±6 to 63±9 mm Hg), although pulmonary vascular resistance decreased both in the GV-NO (from 4,604±328 to 4,337±322 dyne·s·cm −5 ; p=0.0116) and the PLV-NO group (from 4,727±665 to 4,112±560 dyne·s·cm −5 ; p=0.0036). (Data were expressed as mean±SEM.) Conclusion PLV augmented the effect of inhaled NO on pulmonary gas exchange. The combination of PLV and NO inhalation could be effective in severe ARDS.
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