Polysomnography in stable COPD under non-invasive ventilation to reduce patient-ventilator asynchrony and morning breathlessness

Adler, Dan;Perrig, Stephen;Takahashi, Hiromitsu;Espa, Fabrice;Janssens, Jean-Paul;et.al.
(2012) Sleep and Breathing : international journal of the science and practice of sleep medicine — Vol. 16, n° 4, p. 1081-1090 (2011)

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  • Adler, Dan
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  • Perrig, Stephen
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  • Takahashi, Hiromitsu
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  • Espa, Fabrice
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  • Rodenstein, DanielUCLouvain
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  • Janssens, Jean-Paul
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Abstract
Background: Stable severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure treated by nocturnal bi-level positive pressure non-invasive ventilation (NIV) may experience severe morning deventilation dyspnea. We hypothesised that in these patients, progressive hyperinflation, resulting from inappropriate ventilator settings, leads to patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA) with a high rate of unrewarded inspiratory efforts and morning discomfort. Methods: Polysomnography (PSG), diaphragm electromyogram and transcutaneous capnography (PtcCO2) under NIV during two consecutive nights using baseline ventilator settings on the first night, then, during the second night, adjustment of ventilator parameters under PSG with assessment of impact of settings changes on sleep, patient-ventilator synchronisation, morning arterial blood gases and morning dyspnea. Results: Eight patients (61 ± 8 years, FEV1 30 ± 8% predicted, residual volume 210 ± 30% predicted) were included. In all patients, pressure support was decreased during setting adjustments, as well as tidal volume, while respiratory rate increased without any deleterious effect on nocturnal PtcCO2 or morning PaCO 2. PVA index, initially high (40 ± 30%) during the baseline night, decreased significantly after adjusting ventilator settings (p = 0.0009), as well as subjective perception of PVA leaks, and morning dyspnea while quality of sleep improved. Conclusion: The subgroup of COPD patients treated by home NIV, who present marked deventilation dyspnea and unrewarded efforts may benefit from adjustment of ventilator settings under PSG or polygraphy
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Adler, D., Perrig, S., Takahashi, H., Espa, F., Rodenstein, D., Pépin, J. L., & Janssens, J.-P. (2012). Polysomnography in stable COPD under non-invasive ventilation to reduce patient-ventilator asynchrony and morning breathlessness. Sleep and Breathing : international journal of the science and practice of sleep medicine, 16(4), 1081-1090. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-011-0605-y (Original work published 2011)