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01-08-2016 | Pediatric Original

Pediatric extubation readiness tests should not use pressure support

Authors: Robinder G. Khemani, Justin Hotz, Rica Morzov, Rutger C. Flink, Asvari Kamerkar, Marie LaFortune, Gerrard F. Rafferty, Patrick A. Ross, Christopher J. L. Newth

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 8/2016

Abstract

Purpose

Pressure support is often used for extubation readiness testing, to overcome perceived imposed work of breathing from endotracheal tubes. We sought to determine whether effort of breathing on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 5 cmH₂O is higher than post-extubation effort, and if this is confounded by endotracheal tube size or post-extubation noninvasive respiratory support.

Methods

Prospective trial in intubated children. Using esophageal manometry we compared effort of breathing with pressure rate product under four conditions: pressure support 10/5 cmH₂O, CPAP 5 cmH₂O (CPAP), and spontaneous breathing 5 and 60 min post-extubation. Subgroup analysis excluded post-extubation upper airway obstruction (UAO) and stratified by endotracheal tube size and post-extubation noninvasive respiratory support.

Results

We included 409 children. Pressure rate product on pressure support [100 (IQR 60, 175)] was lower than CPAP [200 (120, 300)], which was lower than 5 min [300 (150, 500)] and 60 min [255 (175, 400)] post-extubation (all p < 0.01). Excluding 107 patients with post-extubation UAO (where pressure rate product after extubation is expected to be higher), pressure support still underestimated post-extubation effort by 126–147 %, and CPAP underestimated post-extubation effort by 17–25 %. For all endotracheal tube subgroups, ≤3.5 mmID (n = 152), 4–4.5 mmID (n = 102), and ≥5.0 mmID (n = 48), pressure rate product on pressure support was lower than CPAP and post-extubation (all p < 0.0001), while CPAP pressure rate product was not different from post-extubation (all p < 0.05). These findings were similar for patients extubated to noninvasive respiratory support, where pressure rate product on pressure support before extubation was significantly lower than pressure rate product post-extubation on noninvasive respiratory support (p < 0.0001, n = 81).

Conclusions

Regardless of endotracheal tube size, pressure support during extubation readiness tests significantly underestimates post-extubation effort of breathing.

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Title: Pediatric extubation readiness tests should not use pressure support
Authors: Robinder G. Khemani
Justin Hotz
Rica Morzov
Rutger C. Flink
Asvari Kamerkar
Marie LaFortune
Gerrard F. Rafferty
Patrick A. Ross
Christopher J. L. Newth
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4387-3

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Pediatric extubation readiness tests should not use pressure support

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Purpose

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Results

Conclusions

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