Impact of different backup respiratory rates on the efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in obesity hypoventilation syndrome: A randomized trial

Contal, Olivier;Adler, Dan;Borel, Jean-Christian;Espa, Fabrice;Janssens, Jean-Paul;et.al.
(2013) Chest : the cardiopulmonary and critical care journal — Vol. 143, n° 1, p. 37-46 (2013)

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  • Contal, Olivier
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  • Adler, Dan
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  • Borel, Jean-Christian
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  • Espa, Fabrice
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  • Rodenstein, DanielUCLouvain
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  • Pépin, Jean-LouisUCLouvain
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  • Janssens, Jean-Paul
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Background: Unintentional leaks, patient-ventilatory asynchrony, and obstructive or central events (either residual or induced by noninvasive positive pressure ventilation [NPPV]) occur in patients treated with NPPV, but the impact of ventilator settings on these disturbances has been little explored. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of backup respiratory rate (BURR) settings on the efficacy of ventilation, sleep structure, subjective sleep quality, and respiratory events in a group of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Methods: Ten stable patients with OHS treated with long-term nocturnal NPPV underwent polysomnographic recordings and transcutaneous capnography on 3 consecutive nights with three different settings for BURR in random order: spontaneous (S) mode, low BURR, and high BURR. No other ventilator parameter was modified. Results: The S mode was associated with the occurrence of a highly significant increase in respiratory events, mainly of central and mixed origin, when compared with both spontaneous/timed (S/T) modes. Accordingly, the oxygen desaturation index was significantly higher in the S mode than in either of the S/T modes. The results of nocturnal transcutaneous PCO<inf>2</inf> (PtcCO <inf>2</inf>) (mean value and time spent with PtcCO<inf>2</inf> >50 mm Hg) were similar over the three consecutive nocturnal recordings. The quality of sleep was perceived as slightly better, and the number of perceived arousals as lower with the low- vs high-BURR (S/T) mode. Conclusions: In a homogenous group of patients treated with long-term NPPV for obesity-hypoventilation, changing BURR from an S/T mode with a high or low BURR to an S mode was associated with the occurrence of a highly significant increase in respiratory events, of mainly central and mixed origin. Trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT01130090; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov. © 2013 American College of Chest Physicians.
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Contal, O., Adler, D., Borel, J.-C., Espa, F., Perrig, S., Rodenstein, D., Pépin, J.-L., & Janssens, J.-P. (2013). Impact of different backup respiratory rates on the efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in obesity hypoventilation syndrome: A randomized trial. Chest : the cardiopulmonary and critical care journal, 143(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.11-2848 (Original work published 2013)