Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Objective. To investigate whether hypercapnic ventilatory response (defined as the ratio of the change in minute ventilation [ΔV˙E] to the change in end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide [ΔPETCO2]) is a predictor of successful weaning in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) an...

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Main Authors: Chung-Shu Lee, Ning-Hung Chen, Li-Pang Chuang, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Shih-Wei Lin, Hsiung-Ying Huang
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7381424
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author Chung-Shu Lee
Ning-Hung Chen
Li-Pang Chuang
Chih-Hao Chang
Li-Fu Li
Shih-Wei Lin
Hsiung-Ying Huang
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Ning-Hung Chen
Li-Pang Chuang
Chih-Hao Chang
Li-Fu Li
Shih-Wei Lin
Hsiung-Ying Huang
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description Objective. To investigate whether hypercapnic ventilatory response (defined as the ratio of the change in minute ventilation [ΔV˙E] to the change in end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide [ΔPETCO2]) is a predictor of successful weaning in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and to determine a reference value for clinical use. Methods. A hypercapnic challenge test was performed on 32 PMV subjects (average age: 74.3 years ± 14.9 years). The subjects were divided into two groups (i.e., weaning successes and weaning failures) and their hypercapnic ventilatory responses were compared. Results. PMV subjects had an overall weaning rate of 68.8%. The weaning-success and weaning-failure groups had hypercapnic ventilatory responses (ΔV˙E/ΔPETCO2) of 0.40±0.16 and 0.28±0.12 L/min/mmHg, respectively (P=.036). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.716 of the hypercapnic ventilatory response, and the practical hypercapnic ventilatory response cut-off point for successful weaning was 0.265 with 86.4% sensitivity and 50% specificity. Conclusions. PMV subjects who failed weaning had a lower hypercapnic ventilatory response than successfully weaned subjects. However, the prediction capacity of this test, assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, poorly predicted weaning outcome.
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spelling doaj-art-b06009593fa4427c85768dea63a0f2242025-02-03T06:06:50ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22411916-72452017-01-01201710.1155/2017/73814247381424Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical VentilationChung-Shu Lee0Ning-Hung Chen1Li-Pang Chuang2Chih-Hao Chang3Li-Fu Li4Shih-Wei Lin5Hsiung-Ying Huang6Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing St., Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing St., Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing St., Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing St., Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing St., Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing St., Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen City, ChinaObjective. To investigate whether hypercapnic ventilatory response (defined as the ratio of the change in minute ventilation [ΔV˙E] to the change in end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide [ΔPETCO2]) is a predictor of successful weaning in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and to determine a reference value for clinical use. Methods. A hypercapnic challenge test was performed on 32 PMV subjects (average age: 74.3 years ± 14.9 years). The subjects were divided into two groups (i.e., weaning successes and weaning failures) and their hypercapnic ventilatory responses were compared. Results. PMV subjects had an overall weaning rate of 68.8%. The weaning-success and weaning-failure groups had hypercapnic ventilatory responses (ΔV˙E/ΔPETCO2) of 0.40±0.16 and 0.28±0.12 L/min/mmHg, respectively (P=.036). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.716 of the hypercapnic ventilatory response, and the practical hypercapnic ventilatory response cut-off point for successful weaning was 0.265 with 86.4% sensitivity and 50% specificity. Conclusions. PMV subjects who failed weaning had a lower hypercapnic ventilatory response than successfully weaned subjects. However, the prediction capacity of this test, assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, poorly predicted weaning outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7381424
spellingShingle Chung-Shu Lee
Ning-Hung Chen
Li-Pang Chuang
Chih-Hao Chang
Li-Fu Li
Shih-Wei Lin
Hsiung-Ying Huang
Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
title_full Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
title_fullStr Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
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title_short Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
title_sort hypercapnic ventilatory response in the weaning of patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7381424
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