Inhomogeneous ventilation was more likely to happen in patients after general anesthesia. Inhomogeneous ventilation may associate with ventilator-induced lung injury. A large number of post-neurosurgical patients was delayed extubation and received mechanical ventilation, so that, inhomogeneous ventilation was more likely to happen in the population. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an noninvasive, radiation-free, high temporal resolution, relatively cheap technique in monitoring ventilation distribution bedside. The investigators aimed to investigate the incidence of inhomogeneous ventilation and factors associated with inhomogeneous ventilation in post-neurosurgical patients under mechanical ventilation.
Inhomogeneous ventilation was more likely to happen in patients after general anesthesia. Inhomogeneous ventilation may associate with ventilator-induced lung injury since the gravity-depend collapse and over-distention of nondependent regional in patients under mechanical ventilation. A large number of post-neurosurgical patients was delayed extubation and received mechanical ventilation, so that, inhomogeneous ventilation was more likely to happen in the population. Up to now, there is no research reported about the prevalence of inhomogeneous ventilation and the factors associated with inhomogeneous ventilation in post-neurosurgical patients, in present study, The investigators prospectively enrolled adult patients after neurosurgical operations. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an noninvasive, radiation-free, high temporal resolution, relatively cheap technique in monitoring ventilation distribution bedside. The investigators aimed to investigate the incidence of inhomogeneous ventilation and factors associated with inhomogeneous ventilation in post-neurosurgical patients under mechanical ventilation.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
ICU, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGIncidence of inhomogeneous ventilation
In supine position, global image of EIT was divided into upper and lower part, each part accounting for 50%, which was named as non-dependent region and dependent region respectively. Inhomogeneous ventilation was defined as the ratio between tidal impedance variation of dependent region(VTdep) and global tidal impedance variation (VT) is less than 45% during stable Spontaneous breath, which was defined as variation of tidal volume less than 10% in continuous 6 breathes.
Time frame: within 24 hours after neurosurgical operative
The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications(PPCs)
Postoperative pulmonary complication was defined as follows: Pneumonia was defined as recent pulmonary infiltration on chest radiography associated with at least 2 of the following signs: purulent tracheobronchial secretion, a body temperature \> 38.3℃，and leukocytes in peripheral blood \> 25% above the basal count. Tracheobronchitis was an increase in the volume or a change in the color or purulent aspect of tracheobronchial secretion with a normal chest radiograph. Atelectasis was evidence on chest radiography of pulmonary atelectasis associated with acute respiratory symptoms. Bronchoconstriction was classified as the presence of wheezing associated with acute respiratory symptoms with a good response to inhalatory bronchodilator medication.
Time frame: 28 days after neurosurgical operative
Length of ICU stay
The number of days that patients stay in ICU.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 7 days
Length of hospital stay
The number of days that patients stay in hospital.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 28 days
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