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JUST BREATHEOPTIMAL VENTILATION TECHNIQUES FOR ASTHMATICS IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Christine B Davis
Emergency Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital
6 March 2014
GOALS
Analyze current research in order to learn the best methods to ventilate asthmatic patients presenting in respiratory failure with a focus on ventilator settings
Details on pharmacological management and prevention of future episodes of severe asthma are beyond the scope of this presentation
Details of the types and mechanics of various ventilators are beyond the scope of this presentation
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to Doctors
Gregory Hays
Emmanuel Rivers
Seth Krupp
Michael Mendez
Daniel Ouellete
for their mentorship of this lecture
Asthma affects 300 million people globally
2 million emergency department visits for acute asthma per year
12 million people reporting having had asthma ldquoattacksrdquo in the past year
Accounts for 1 in every 250 deaths worldwide
many of which are preventable
ASTHMATIC IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Inability to maintain respiratory effort due to fatigue
Declining mental status Agitation
Cyanosis Profound diaphoresis
Accessory muscle use chest wall retractions
Brief fragmented speech (1-2 words)
Inability to lie supine
Peak expiratory flow or FEV1 lt 35 - 50 of predicted
Arterial O2 sat lt 91
Paradoxical pulse exceeding 25 mmHG
Rapid shallow breathing (respiratory rate gt30 breathsminute)
Failure of medical management (ie O2 bronchodilators corticosteroids Mg anticholinergics heliox ketamine leukotriene receptor agonists)
ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
airflow obstruction mucus plugging
bronchial hyper-responsiveness bronchoconstriction
underlying inflammation airway edema
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
GOALS
Analyze current research in order to learn the best methods to ventilate asthmatic patients presenting in respiratory failure with a focus on ventilator settings
Details on pharmacological management and prevention of future episodes of severe asthma are beyond the scope of this presentation
Details of the types and mechanics of various ventilators are beyond the scope of this presentation
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to Doctors
Gregory Hays
Emmanuel Rivers
Seth Krupp
Michael Mendez
Daniel Ouellete
for their mentorship of this lecture
Asthma affects 300 million people globally
2 million emergency department visits for acute asthma per year
12 million people reporting having had asthma ldquoattacksrdquo in the past year
Accounts for 1 in every 250 deaths worldwide
many of which are preventable
ASTHMATIC IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Inability to maintain respiratory effort due to fatigue
Declining mental status Agitation
Cyanosis Profound diaphoresis
Accessory muscle use chest wall retractions
Brief fragmented speech (1-2 words)
Inability to lie supine
Peak expiratory flow or FEV1 lt 35 - 50 of predicted
Arterial O2 sat lt 91
Paradoxical pulse exceeding 25 mmHG
Rapid shallow breathing (respiratory rate gt30 breathsminute)
Failure of medical management (ie O2 bronchodilators corticosteroids Mg anticholinergics heliox ketamine leukotriene receptor agonists)
ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
airflow obstruction mucus plugging
bronchial hyper-responsiveness bronchoconstriction
underlying inflammation airway edema
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
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Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
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Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to Doctors
Gregory Hays
Emmanuel Rivers
Seth Krupp
Michael Mendez
Daniel Ouellete
for their mentorship of this lecture
Asthma affects 300 million people globally
2 million emergency department visits for acute asthma per year
12 million people reporting having had asthma ldquoattacksrdquo in the past year
Accounts for 1 in every 250 deaths worldwide
many of which are preventable
ASTHMATIC IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Inability to maintain respiratory effort due to fatigue
Declining mental status Agitation
Cyanosis Profound diaphoresis
Accessory muscle use chest wall retractions
Brief fragmented speech (1-2 words)
Inability to lie supine
Peak expiratory flow or FEV1 lt 35 - 50 of predicted
Arterial O2 sat lt 91
Paradoxical pulse exceeding 25 mmHG
Rapid shallow breathing (respiratory rate gt30 breathsminute)
Failure of medical management (ie O2 bronchodilators corticosteroids Mg anticholinergics heliox ketamine leukotriene receptor agonists)
ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
airflow obstruction mucus plugging
bronchial hyper-responsiveness bronchoconstriction
underlying inflammation airway edema
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
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Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
Asthma affects 300 million people globally
2 million emergency department visits for acute asthma per year
12 million people reporting having had asthma ldquoattacksrdquo in the past year
Accounts for 1 in every 250 deaths worldwide
many of which are preventable
ASTHMATIC IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Inability to maintain respiratory effort due to fatigue
Declining mental status Agitation
Cyanosis Profound diaphoresis
Accessory muscle use chest wall retractions
Brief fragmented speech (1-2 words)
Inability to lie supine
Peak expiratory flow or FEV1 lt 35 - 50 of predicted
Arterial O2 sat lt 91
Paradoxical pulse exceeding 25 mmHG
Rapid shallow breathing (respiratory rate gt30 breathsminute)
Failure of medical management (ie O2 bronchodilators corticosteroids Mg anticholinergics heliox ketamine leukotriene receptor agonists)
ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
airflow obstruction mucus plugging
bronchial hyper-responsiveness bronchoconstriction
underlying inflammation airway edema
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
ASTHMATIC IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Inability to maintain respiratory effort due to fatigue
Declining mental status Agitation
Cyanosis Profound diaphoresis
Accessory muscle use chest wall retractions
Brief fragmented speech (1-2 words)
Inability to lie supine
Peak expiratory flow or FEV1 lt 35 - 50 of predicted
Arterial O2 sat lt 91
Paradoxical pulse exceeding 25 mmHG
Rapid shallow breathing (respiratory rate gt30 breathsminute)
Failure of medical management (ie O2 bronchodilators corticosteroids Mg anticholinergics heliox ketamine leukotriene receptor agonists)
ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
airflow obstruction mucus plugging
bronchial hyper-responsiveness bronchoconstriction
underlying inflammation airway edema
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
airflow obstruction mucus plugging
bronchial hyper-responsiveness bronchoconstriction
underlying inflammation airway edema
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
Reduces work of breathing
Decreases airway resistance
Relieves the feeling of dyspnea
Re-expands collapsed alveoli
Provides rest for the muscles
of respiration
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SETTINGS
BiPap
Bilevel positive airway pressure
IPAP pressure applied during patient triggered breaths
EPAP pressure applied in between patient triggered
breaths
FiO2 fraction of O2 percentage that is added to the
delivered air
Vf respiratory rate set as a guarantee for intermittent
bursts of IPAP
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
unchanged during inspiration and expiration
PSV Pressure support ventilation
provides a small amount of pressure during
inspiration to assist the patient as they draw in a
spontaneous breath
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CPAP VS BIPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
All that a CPAP does with the added advantage
of adding external positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) to offset the intrinsic PEEP that
builds up during an asthmatic attack
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
bronchodilatory effect in asthma
unload fatigued inspiratory muscles
improve gas exchange
prevent methacholine- and histamine-induced
asthma
increases tidal volume
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO NIPPV
Absolute contraindication
need for urgent intubation (eg cardiac or respiratory arrest)
Relative contraindications
facial trauma or surgery
upper airway deformity
inability of patient to cooperate or to maintain cooperation
copious secretions risk for aspiration
recent esophageal anastomosis
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
deg local skin trauma secondary to mask deg eye irritation deg gastric distension
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO ROBUST RANDOM CONTROL TRIALS FOR NIPPV IN
ASTHMA SHOWING MORTALITY BENEFIT AS THERE ARE FOR PULMONARY
EDEMA COPD AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS I WILL REVIEW SOME
PROMISING DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT NIPPV CAN BE USEFUL ADJUNCT TO
TREATMENT IN THE ED
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY
PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK
30 patients (18 to 50 years old) with a severe asthma exacerbation defined as
respiratory rate gt30 breaths per minute
FEV1 lt60 percent of predicted when measured 30 minutes after inhaled bronchodilator therapy
Also with a history of asthma of at least 1 year and duration of current asthma attack of lt 7 days
Randomly assigned to receive nasal BPAP or sham (subtherapeutic BPAP) for 3 hours in the
emergency department
Arie Soroksky David Stav Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003123(4)1018-1025 doi101378chest12341018
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
BIPAP SETTINGS
Inspiratory pressure was set at 8 cm H2O then increased gradually by
2 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 15 cm H2O
or until a respiratory rate of lt 25 breathsmin was reached
Expiratory pressure was set at 3 cm H2O then increased gradually by 1 cm H2O every 15 min
to a maximum of 5 cm H2O
Rationale for these settings
Gradual increase in both the inspiratory and expiratory pressures was aimed at increasing patient comfort and patient
compliance
Values were set in a rather arbitrary manner designed to provide what would be considered by most as a mild PEEP
and mild-to-moderate inspiratory pressure support
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
RESULTS
Primary endpoint
BiPAP increased the likelihood of a significant improvement in FEV1
80 vs 20 (p lt 0004)
Secondary endpoint
BiPAP reduced the rate of hospitalization
18 vs 63 (p = 00134)
Hospitalization was required for
3 of 17 patients (176) in the BPV group
10 of 16 patients (625) in the control group
Conclusion
In selected patients with a severe asthma attack the addition of BiPAP to conventional treatment can improve lung function alleviate the attack faster and significantly reduce the need for hospitalization
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES TO CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR
WAY PRESSURE IN ACUTE ASTHMA
In 21 patients with acute asthma the effects were studied of nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
expiratory flow
arterial blood gas tensions
cardiovascular status
dyspnea
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL J Crit Care 1993 Jun8(2)87-92
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CPAP SETTINGS
CPAP sequence
30 minutes at 5 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
30 minutes at 75 cm H2O
20 minutes at 0 cm H2O
Six control patients were fitted with a CPAP mask but given no positive-
pressure therapy
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
RESULTS
Significant reductions in respiratory rate occurred from a baseline of 220 +- 10
198 +- 38 breathsmin at CPAP 5 cm H2O
194 +- 43 breathsmin at CPAP 75 cm H2O (P lt 05)
No significant change occurred in FEV1 heart rate MAP or ABG tension with either level of CPAP
Dyspnea as assessed by a breathlessness score improved during CPAP therapy (P lt 05)
In comparison the control group showed no change in heart rate respiratory rate or breathlessness score
during the study period
Conclusion
These data show that application of CPAP in acute asthma reduces respiratory rate and
dyspnea
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
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Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
Seven-year period retrospective observational study
58 patients were included in the study
25 patients (43) were not eligible for NIMV
11 patients (19) because of respiratory arrest on their arrival
at the Emergency Room
14 patients (24) because of improvement with medical
management
The remaining 33 patients were eligible for NIMV
(57)
11 patients (33) received invasive MV
22 patients (67) were treated with NIMV
3 NIMV patients (14) needed ETI
MM Fernaacutendez A Villagraacute L Blanch R Fernaacutendez Intensive Care Medicine March 2001
Volume 27 Issue 3 pp 486-492
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SETTINGS
Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
Trigger sensitivity adjusted to 05 cm H2O
PSV was titrated to achieve a minimum expired
tidal volume of 400 mL
Then increased by steps of 3 cm H2O to
improve patient‟s breathing pattern or ABG
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied
until a substantial improvement in the effort
required to trigger the ventilator was noted
Continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP)
Oxygen levels adjusted to maintain O2 gt90
Fixed CPAP values of
5 cmH2O or
75 cmH2O
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
RESULTS
Significant differences were observed in arterial blood gases on
admission to the Emergency Room between MV and NIMV
PaCO2 (89plusmn29 mmHg vs 53plusmn13 mmHg plt005)
pH (705plusmn021 vs 728plusmn0008 plt005)
HCO3ndash level (22plusmn5 mmoll vs 26plusmn6 mmoll plt005)
No differences were found in the median length of ICU stay (45 vs
3 days) median hospital stay (15 vs 12 days) and mortality (0 vs 4)
Conclusion
Face mask NIMV appears to be a suitable method for improving
alveolar ventilation and can reduce the need for intubation in a
selected group of patients with SA
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN STATUS
ASTHMATICUS
bull 17 episodes of asthma and ARF over a 3-year period in the ICU
bull Mean age was 354plusmn113 years 10 patients were female
Initiation of NIPPV
pH was 725plusmn001
PaCO2 was 65plusmn2
PaO2 fraction of inspired oxygen was 315plusmn41
respiratory rate was 291plusmn1
less than 2 hours
pH was 732plusmn002 (p=00012)
PaCO2 was 45plusmn3 (plt00001)
PaO2 403plusmn47
respiratory rate was 22plusmn1 (plt00001)
2 to 6 hours
pH was 736plusmn002 (plt00001)
PaCO2 52plusmn3 (p=0002)
PaO2 367plusmn47
respiratory rate was 20plusmn1
12 to 24 hours
pH was 738plusmn002
PaCO2 45plusmn4
PaO2 472plusmn67 (p=006)
respiratory rate was 7plusmn1
Gianfranco U Meduri et al Chest 1996110(3)767-774
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SETTINGS
Initial ventilatory settings included CPAP at 4 +- 2 cm
H2O to offset intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) at 14 +- 5 cm H2O
aiming at a respiratory rate less than 25 breathsmin and
an exhaled tidal volume of 7 mLkg or more
PSV was then adjusted following arterial blood gas
results
The mean (+- SD) peak inspiratory pressure to ventilate in
the NIPPV-treated patients was 18 +- 5 cm H2O and
always less than 25 cm H2O
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CONCLUSION
In asthmatic patients with ARF NIPPV via a face mask appears highly effective in correcting gas exchange abnormalities
using a low inspiratory pressure (lt25 cm H2O)
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
NONINVASIVE POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION IN CHILDREN
WITH LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
A prospective randomized crossover study
20 children admitted to the PICU with acute lower airway
obstruction (increased work of breathing wheezing dyspnea)
Randomized to receive either
2 hrs of BiPAP followed by crossover to 2 hrs of standard therapy
or
2 hrs of standard therapy followed by 2 hrs of BiPAP
Thill Peter J MD et al Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Issue Volume 5(4) July 2004 pp 337-342
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SETTINGS
spontaneous mode without a backup rate
Oxygen supplementation to keep O2 gt90
inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) of 10 cm H2O
expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) of 5 cm H2O
settings remained unchanged throughout the course of the study period
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
RESULTS
Primary end points
change in respiratory rate
Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) ndash work of breathing wheezing dyspnea
assessment of gas exchange
BiPAP was associated with a decrease in respiratory rate (495 plusmn 139 vs 320 plusmn 62 breathsmin p lt
0001) for all patients after 2 hrs compared with baseline
BiPAP was associated with a lower total CAS (54 plusmn 12 vs 21 plusmn 10 p lt 0001) and lower scores for
each individual component (accessory muscle use wheeze and dyspnea all p lt 01)
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CROSSOVER GROUPS
discontinuation of BiPAP in Group 1 at the 2-hr crossover time point was associated with
an increase in both respiratory rate and total CAS by the 4-hr data collection time point
Group 2 did not improve after 2 hrs of standard therapy but showed improvement in
respiratory rate and total CAS after 2 hrs of BiPAP
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CONCLUSION
BiPAP in children with acute lower airway
obstruction can be well tolerated and may
be effective in improving clinical measures
of respiratory distress
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 ndash 15
October 1564)
first person to describe mechanical ventilation
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the
human body)
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associated with significant morbidity and mortality
increased airway resistance airway injury barotrauma hemodynamic instability nosocomial pneumonia
increased length of hospital stay (which can lead to DVT PE myopathies malnutrition and infections)
Last resort ndash
when medical management has failed and noninvasive ventilation is contraindicated or has failed
mortality rate of only 8
but 27 to 45 of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support experience serious complications
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Altered mental status
Progressive exhaustion
Silent chest
Severe hypoxia with maximal oxygen delivery
Failure to reverse severe respiratory acidosis despite intensive therapy
pH lt 72
PCO2 increasing by more than 5 mm Hgh or greater than 55 to 70 mm Hg
PO2 of less than 60 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation of the Asthmatic Patient in
Respiratory Failure Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Assist Control Ventilation (AC)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath it will
force in either the pressure or volume set will stack
breaths
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV)
When patient triggers spontaneous breath the
pressure or volume will be determined by the patient
it will not stack breaths
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Volume control
When the ventilator detects the set volume
having been applied the ventilator cycles to
exhalation
Airway pressure increases in response to reduced
compliance increased resistance or active exhalation
and may increase the risk of ventilator-induced lung
injury
Pressure Control
Limits the maximum airway pressure delivered to the lung
May be difficult to attain adequate tidal volumes against high airway resistance
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check plateau pressures by allowing for an inspiratory pause
If peak pressures are high and plateau pressures are low then you have an obstruction
If both peak pressures and plateau pressures are high then you have a lung compliance issue
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor oxygenation in asthmatic patient
Paralysis
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
ALTHOUGH MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED COMMONLY FOR ASTHMATICS
THERE IS A PAUCITY OF DATA ON THE BEST SETTINGS AND MODES OF VENTILATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTINGS COME FROM A FEW SMALL TRIALS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEORY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation
A review of 20 cases and advice on management
Natural history of 20 asthmatics who required
mechanical ventilation
Seven of these patients died (bdquosteady decline
on the vent‟ 2 pneumothoraces etc)
14 were male and 6 were female Age range
was 5-64 years
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
VENTILATION RECOMMENDATIONS
ldquoThe ventilator chosen must be capable of delivering an adequate volume against a high resistance into
a comparatively non-compliant thoraxrdquo
ldquoA variable IE ratio is a great advantagehellipThe expiratory time should be sufficiently longhellipif the
inspiratory phase begins prior (to the end of expiration) further air trapping may occurrdquo
ldquoThe authors used low volumes with slow respiratory ratesrdquo
Webb AK et al Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
THE EFFECTS OF VENTILATORY PATTERN ON HYPERINFLATION AIRWAY
PRESSURES AND CIRCULATION IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF
PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
9 patients with severe air-flow obstruction (5 asthma
4 chronic air-flow obstruction) requiring mechanical
ventilation were studied while sedated and
therapeutically paralyzed
Pulmonary hyperinflation during steady-state
ventilation was quantified by measuring total exhaled
volume during 20- to 40-s apnea (end-inspiratory
lung volume VEI)
Tuxen DV1 Lane S Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 Oct136(4)872-9
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SETTINGS
3 levels of minute ventilation (10 16 and 26 Lmin)
And at each minute ventilation 3 levels of tidal volume (VT) (06 10 and 16 L)
3 levels of inspiratory flow (VI) (40 70 and 100 Lmin for VT = 10 L)
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CONCLUSION
There were progressive increases in end-expiratory lung volume
when tidal volume was increased
or when expiratory time (TE) was decreased
either by an increase in rate (and hence minute ventilation) or by a decrease in inspiratory
flow (at a constant minute ventilation)
Reaching lung volumes as high as 36 +- 04 L above functional residual capacity
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATION IN
CHILDREN WITH SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS
Retrospective review at DMC Children‟s Hospital PICU of all patients who received
mechanical ventilation for status asthmaticus
Pressure-controlled ventilation was used for 40 patients admitted for 51 episodes of
severe status asthmaticus
Sarnaik Ashok Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2004 -Volume 5 - Issue 2 - pp 133-138
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SETTINGS
Pressure control
Rate
Inspiratory and expiratory time
All titrated based on blood gas values flow waveform and exhaled tidal volume
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
RESULTS
Before
Median pH 721 (range 665ndash739)
Median Pco2 65 torr (29ndash264 torr)
4 hours after
Median pH increased to 731 (698ndash745 p lt 005)
Median Pco2 decreased to 41 torr (21ndash118 torr p lt 005)
bull Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 29 hrs (4ndash107 hrs)
bull ICU stay was 56 hrs (17ndash183 hrs)
bull Total hospitalization was 5 days (2ndash20 days)
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CONCLUSION
Pressure-controlled ventilation is an effective ventilatory strategy in severe status asthmaticus in children
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH
ASTHMA
Recommended Settings
Pressure or volume control ventilation per individual or institutional preference and patient characteristics
Avoid air-trapping
Inspiratory time 08ndash12 s (high flow constant rather than descending-ramp flow)
Frequency 10ndash15 breathsmin
Tidal volume 6ndash8 mLkg
Plateau pressure lt 30 cm H2O
PEEP 0 cm H2O
FIO2 adequate to provide SpO2 88ndash92
Benjamin D Medoff Respiratory Care June 1 2008 vol 53 no 6 740-750
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
INTUBATION AND MECHANICAL
VENTILATION OF THE ASTHMATIC PATIENT IN
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Control of hyperinflation and auto-PEEP
Reduction of respiratory rate
Reduction of tidal volume
An initial set-up of 80 Lmin with a decelerating waveform configuration might be appropriate in adults
Shortening of inspiration with a square wave pattern and an inspiratory flow rate of 60 Lmin allows greater time for exhalation in each respiratory cycle and might help control hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP and Plateau pressure should be followed during mechanical ventilation
Hypercapnia is preferable to hyperinflation
Hypercapnia should not be used in the presence of increased intracranial pressure
An acceptable level of hypercapnia and acidosis is a pH as low as 715 and a Paco2 of up to 80 mm Hg
Barry Brenner Thomas Corbridge and Antoine Kazzi Proceedings of the American Thoracic
Society Vol 6 No 4 (2009) pp 371-379
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
CLINICAL REVIEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION
IN SEVERE ASTHMA
Low tidal volumes and respiratory rate
Prolong expiratory time as much as possible
Shorten inspiratory time as much as possible
Monitor for the development of dynamic hyperinflation (auto-PEEP peak plateau pressure)
David R Stather Crit Care 2005 9(6) 581ndash587 Published online Sep 8 2005
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
PROPOSED INITIAL VENTILATOR SETTINGS
Goal
pH above 72
Plateau pressure under 30 cmH2O
Pressure control mode
setting the pressure to achieve a tidal volume of
6ndash8 mlkg
respiratory rate of 11ndash14 breathsmin
PEEP at 0ndash5 cmH2O
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ADULTS
WITH ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA
Carlos A Camargo UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SETTINGS
Respiratory rate 10 to 14 breathsmin
Tidal volume less than 8 mLkg
Minute ventilation less than 115 mLkg
Inspiratory flow of 80 to 100 Lmin
Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (extrinsic PEEP) less than 80 percent of the intrinsic PEEP
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
VENTILATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE
ASTHMA WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOWBURNS SUZANNE AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE ISSUE VOLUME 17(2)
APRILJUNE 2006 P 186ndash193
Avoiding hyperinflation and associated complications
Low tidal volumes
Low respiratory rates
Short inspiratory times
Long expiratory times
PEEP increases lung volumes and aggravates hyperinflation and circulatory compromise
Use PEEP cautiously and to ensure vigilant monitoring to determine the effect
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SUMMARY ndash NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Consensus is that invasive mechanical ventilation should be avoided if noninvasive ventilation is an option
BiPap preferred over CPAP as can reduce the pressure during exhalation
Recommended initial settings
IPAP 8 - 10
EPAP 3 - 5
Titrate for correction of pH O2 saturation tachypnea
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
SUMMARY ndash INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Last resort
Pressure control allows for control of pressure but may not allow for adequate tidal volumes
Recommended initial settings
No PEEP
FiO2 for sat gt 88 - 92
Tidal volume 6-8 mlkg
Keep plateau pressure lt 30 mmHG
pH gt 72 PCO2 lt 80
Respiratory rate 10 ndash 14
Inspiratory flow rate 60 ndash 100 Lmin
Minute ventilation lt 115 mLkg (volumemin)
REFERENCES
Carson KV Usmani ZA Smith BJ Noninvasive ventilation in acute severe asthma current evidence and future perspectives
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2014 Jan20(1)118-23
Jungblut SA Heidelmann LM Westerfeld A Frickmann H Koumlrber MK Zautner AE Ventilation Therapy for Patients Suffering from
Obstructive Lung Diseases Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Dec 29
Boldrini R Fasano L Nava S Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Feb18(1)48-53
Chowdhury O Wedderburn CJ Duffy D Greenough A CPAP review Eur J Pediatr 2012 Oct171(10)1441-8 Epub 2011 Dec 16
Louie S Morrissey BM Kenyon NJ Albertson TE Avdalovic M The critically ill asthmatic--from ICU to discharge
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2012 Aug43(1-2)30-44
Soroksky A Klinowski E Ilgyev E Mizrachi A Miller A Ben Yehuda TM Shpirer I LeonovY Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute asthmatic attack Eur Respir Rev 2010 Mar19(115)39-45
Murase K Tomii K Chin K TsuboiT Sakurai A Tachikawa R Harada Y TakeshimaY Hayashi M Ishihara K The use of non-invasive ventilation for life-threatening asthma attacks Changes in the need for intubation Respirology 2010 May15(4)714-20
Crummy F Naughton MT Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure justified or just hot air Intern Med J 2007 Feb37(2)112-8
Burns SM Ventilating patients with acute severe asthma what do we really know AACN Adv Crit Care 2006 Apr-Jun17(2)186-93
Stather DR Stewart TE Clinical review Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma Crit Care 20059(6)581-7 Epub 2005 Sep 8
Webb AK et al Severe bronchial asthma requiring ventilation A review of 20 cases and advice on management Postgraduate Medical Journal (March 1979) 55 16i-170
REFERENCES
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
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REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sarnaik AP Daphtary KM Meert KL Lieh-Lai MW Heidemann SM Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Mar5(2)133-8
Meduri GU Cook TR Turner RE Cohen M Leeper KV Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in status asthmaticus Chest 1996110(3)767
Brenner B Corbridge T Kazzi A Intubation and mechanical ventilation of the asthmatic patient in respiratory failure
J Emerg Med 2009 Aug37(2 Suppl)S23-34 doi 101016jjemermed200906108
Brandao DC Lima VM FilhoVG Silva TS Campos TF Dean E de Andrade AD Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma J Asthma 2009 May46(4)356-61
Rogovik A Goldman R Permissive hypercapnia Emerg Med Clin North Am 2008 Nov26(4)941-52 viii-ix
Medoff BD Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in patients with asthma Respir Care 2008 Jun53(6)740-48 discussion 749-50
Oddo M Feihl F Schaller MD Perret C Management of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma practical aspects
Intensive Care Med 2006 Apr32(4)501-10 Epub 2006 Jan 27
Thill PJ McGuire JK Baden HP Green TP Checchia PA Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in children with lower airway obstruction Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Jul5(4)337-42 Erratum in Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004 Nov5(6)590
Richard Nowak Thomas Corbridge and Barry Brenner Noninvasive Ventilation Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009-08-01 Volume 37 Issue 2 Supplement Pages S18-S22
Shapiro JM Management of respiratory failure in status asthmaticus Am J Respir Med 20021(6)409-16
Molini Menchoacuten N Ibiza Palacios E Modesto AlapontV Ventilation in special situations Mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Sociedad Espantildeola de Cuidados Intensivos Pediaacutetricos An Pediatr (Barc) 2003 Oct59(4)352-62
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
REFERENCES (CONT)
Sydow M Ventilating the patient with severe asthma nonconventional therapy Minerva Anestesiol 2003 May69(5)333-7
Pierson DJ Indications for mechanical ventilation in adults with acute respiratory failure Respir Care 2002 Mar47(3)249-62 discussion 262-5
British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory
failure Thorax 2002 Mar57(3)192-211
Hess D Chatmongkolchart S Techniques to avoid intubation noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy IntAnesthesiol Clin 2000 Summer38(3)161-87
Sabato K Hanson JH Mechanical ventilation for children with status asthmaticus Respir Care Clin N Am 2000 Mar6(1)171-88
Peter Shearer MD Andy Jagoda MD Emergency airway management in acute severe asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Jan 30 2014
Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH Jerry A Krishnan MD PhD Invasive mechanical ventilation in adults with acute exacerbations of asthma UpToDate Literature review current through Jan 2014 | This topic last updated Oct 15 2013
Shivaram U Miro AM Cash ME Finch PJ Heurich AE Kamholz SL Cardiopulmonary responses to continuous positive airway pressure in acute asthma J Crit Care 19938(2)87
Fernaacutendez MM VillagraacuteA Blanch L Fernaacutendez R Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in status asthmaticus Intensive Care Med 200127(3)486
Tuxen DV and Lane SThe effects of ventilatory pattern on hyperinflation airway pressures and circulation in mechanical ventilation of patients with severe airflow obstructionAm Rev Respir Dis 1987136872ndash879
Tan IKS Bhatt SB Tam YH Oh TE Effects of PEEP on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with airflow limitation Br J Anesth 199370267ndash272
Marini JJ Should PEEP be used in airflow obstruction Am Rev Respir Dis 19891401ndash3
the end
the end