This study aims to adopt a randomized crossover design to compare the effects of end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure-guided PEEP titration and EIT-guided PEEP titration on local lung ventilation, shunt, dead space, and ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) ratio as monitored by EIT. Additionally, it will evaluate their impact on respiratory mechanics, chest wall mechanics, mechanical power, hemodynamics, gas exchange, intra-abdominal pressure, abdominal perfusion pressure, and renal perfusion. By identifying an optimal PEEP titration strategy for patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), this study aims to develop a mechanical ventilation approach that maintains lung recruitment and minimizes lung injury while avoiding adverse effects on other organs. The findings could facilitate the clinical application of this strategy and benefit a broader population of patients with IAH and ARDS.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
After completion of baseline ventilation and lung recruitment, the ventilator was switched to volume-controlled mode, and PEEP was set using an empirical PL-FiO₂ table, with the goal of maintaining end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure (PL) \> 0 cmH₂O and end-inspiratory PL ≤ 20 cmH₂O.
After completion of baseline ventilation and lung recruitment, the ventilator was switched to pressure-controlled mode with a pressure control (PC) of 15 cmH₂O. PEEP was initially set at 35 cmH₂O and then gradually decreased in steps of 3 cmH₂O, with each PEEP level maintained for 2 minutes, down to a minimum of 2 cmH₂O, using the ODCL method for PEEP titration.
Wuhan Union Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
RECRUITINGDifference between the optimal PEEP titrated based on end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure and that guided by EIT
Time frame: After PEEP titration
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) parameters included: Global inhomogeneity (GI) index、Center of ventilation (CoV)、Shunt fraction、V/Q matching ,and so on
Time frame: 30-minute ventilation after PEEP titration
Clinical respiratory and hemodynamic parameters
Time frame: 30-minute ventilation after PEEP titration
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