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The Use of Constant-flow Technique for Determining the Lower Inflexion Point of Pressure-volume Curve and Intrinsic PEEP During One-lung Ventilation

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01532245
Enrollment
0
Registered
2012-02-14
Start date
2011-12-31
Completion date
2018-10-23
Last updated
2018-10-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

One Lung Ventillation (OLV), Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP), Two Lung Ventillation (TLV), Zero End-expiratory Pressure (ZEEP)

Brief summary

One method for treating intraoperative hypoxia during one-lung ventilation (OLV) is application of PEEP to the dependent lung. However, only a minority of patients benefit from this maneuver. The effect of applied PEEP on oxygenation depends on the relation between the total end-expiratory pressure and the lower inflexion point (LIP) of pressure-volume curve (1). LIP during OLV can be determined with super-syringe technique, but is too complicated for routine operating room use. An alternative is the constant-flow method which is easy and widely used in intensive care settings (2). The investigators goal was to confirm that the constant-flow method as applied by an intensive care ventilator works during OLV. Methods: After IRB approval and written, informed consent, data were obtained from 20 patients during OLV for thoracic surgery who were ventilated with an AVEA (VIASYS Healthcare) critical-care ventilator. During two-lung ventilation (TLV) and OLV 8 ml•kg-1 tidal volume was used. During OLV, ventilation periods of ten minutes, with and without 5 cmH2O PEEP were alternated. During each period, the investigators recorded arterial blood partial pressures, respiratory and hemodynamic values, intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi), and LIP. PEEPi and LIP were determined using the automatic mode of the ventilator; specifically, LIP was determined with a continuous flow of 3L/minute.

Interventions

OTHERtwo lung ventilation (TLV)

During two-lung ventilation (TLV) and OLV 8 ml•kg-1 tidal volume was used.

OTHERone lung ventilation (OLV) without PEEP

During OLV, ventilation periods of ten minutes, with and without 5 cmH2O positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) were alternated.

OTHEROne lung ventilation (OLV) with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)

During OLV, ventilation periods of ten minutes, with and without 5 cmH2O positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) were alternated

Sponsors

The Cleveland Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* thoracic surgery lung ventillation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during ventillation10 minutesconstant-flow method useful for determination of intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) during OLV
lower inflexion point (LIP) of P-V curve during one lung ventillation (OLV)10 minutesconstant-low method useful for determination of lower inflexion point (LIP) of P-V curve during one lung ventillation (OLV).
net change of Lower Inflexion Point (LIP)- intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) ditstance with PEEP10 minutesRelationship between the net change of lower inflexion point (LIP)- positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) ditstance with and without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and change of PaO2 is useful during OLV for determination of patients reaction for application extternal positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
net change of lower inflexion point (LIP)-PEEPi ditstance without PEEP10 minutesRelationship between the net change of lower inflexion point (LIP)-intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) ditstance with and without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and change of PaO2 is useful during one lung ventillation (OLV) for determination of patients reaction for application external positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026