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- Michael Cardinale, Pierre-Julien Cungi, Pierre Esnault, Olivier Castagna, Cédric Nguyen, Erwan Daranda, Julien Bordes, Jean-Michel Arnal, Eric Meaudre, and Philippe Goutorbe.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte-Anne, France. mickaelcardinale@hotmail.fr.
- Respir Care. 2020 Dec 1; 65 (12): 1897-1903.
BackgroundNocturnal noninvasive ventilation is recommended for patients with hypercapnic COPD. Long-term oxygen therapy improves survival in patients with hypoxemic disease. However, leaks during noninvasive ventilation are likely to reduce the fraction of inspired oxygen.ObjectivesTo compare nocturnal inspired O2 fractions during noninvasive ventilation with daytime pharyngeal inspired O2 fractions during nasal cannula oxygen therapy (with the same O2 flow) in patients with COPD at home (ie, real-life conditions).MethodsThis single-center prospective observational study included 14 subjects with COPD who received long-term O2 therapy. We analyzed pharyngeal inspired O2 fractions in the evening, with a nasopharyngeal probe (sidestream gas analyzer). The O2 flow was measured with a precision flow meter, at the usual flow. Then, the same O2 flow was implemented for noninvasive ventilation with a study's home ventilator. The all-night noninvasive ventilation parameters were delivered in pressure mode with a single-limb leaking circuit. Daytime and nighttime inspired O2 fractions were compared.ResultsThe mean ± SD daytime pharyngeal inspired O2 fraction, measured with normobaric basal O2 flow, 0.308 ± 0.026%, was significantly higher than the mean ± SD nighttime inspired O2 fraction, measured during noninvasive ventilation (0.251 ± 0.011; P < .001).ConclusionsThe nighttime inspired O2 fraction decreased with a modern noninvasive ventilation pattern, pressure target, and intentional leaks. This partial lack of O2 therapy is likely to be harmful. It might explain the poor results in all but 2 randomized controlled trials on long-term noninvasive ventilation in COPD. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02599246.).Copyright © 2020 by Daedalus Enterprises.
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