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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 2/2011

01-02-2011 | Original

Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist improves patient–ventilator interaction

Authors: Lise Piquilloud, Laurence Vignaux, Emilie Bialais, Jean Roeseler, Thierry Sottiaux, Pierre-François Laterre, Philippe Jolliet, Didier Tassaux

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2011

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine if, compared with pressure support (PS), neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) reduces trigger delay, inspiratory time in excess, and the number of patient–ventilator asynchronies in intubated patients.

Methods

Prospective interventional study in spontaneously breathing patients intubated for acute respiratory failure. Three consecutive periods of ventilation were applied: (1) PS1, (2) NAVA, (3) PS2. Airway pressure, flow, and transesophageal diaphragmatic electromyography were continuously recorded.

Results

All results are reported as median (interquartile range, IQR). Twenty-two patients were included, 36.4% (8/22) having obstructive pulmonary disease. NAVA reduced trigger delay (ms): NAVA, 69 (57–85); PS1, 178 (139–245); PS2, 199 (135–256). NAVA improved expiratory synchrony: inspiratory time in excess (ms): NAVA, 126 (111–136); PS1, 204 (117–345); PS2, 220 (127–366). Total asynchrony events were reduced with NAVA (events/min): NAVA, 1.21 (0.54–3.36); PS1, 3.15 (1.18–6.40); PS2, 3.04 (1.22–5.31). The number of patients with asynchrony index (AI) >10% was reduced by 50% with NAVA. In contrast to PS, no ineffective effort or late cycling was observed with NAVA. There was less premature cycling with NAVA (events/min): NAVA, 0.00 (0.00–0.00); PS1, 0.14 (0.00–0.41); PS2, 0.00 (0.00–0.48). More double triggering was seen with NAVA, 0.78 (0.46–2.42); PS1, 0.00 (0.00–0.04); PS2, 0.00 (0.00–0.00).

Conclusions

Compared with standard PS, NAVA can improve patient–ventilator synchrony in intubated spontaneously breathing intensive care patients. Further studies should aim to determine the clinical impact of this improved synchrony.
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Metadata
Title
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist improves patient–ventilator interaction
Authors
Lise Piquilloud
Laurence Vignaux
Emilie Bialais
Jean Roeseler
Thierry Sottiaux
Pierre-François Laterre
Philippe Jolliet
Didier Tassaux
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-2052-9

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