• Respiratory medicine · Apr 2006

    Comparative Study

    Nebulization associated with bi-level noninvasive ventilation: analysis of pulmonary radioaerosol deposition.

    • Eduardo E T França, Armele F Dornelas de Andrade, Geovanna Cabral, Paulo Almeida Filho, Kamary C Silva, Valdecir C Galindo Filho, Patrícia E M Marinho, Andrea Lemos, and Verônica F Parreira.
    • Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Campus da UFPE, Av. Pro. Moraes Rego, Cidade Universitária Recife, Pernambuco, CEP 50670-901, Brazil.
    • Respir Med. 2006 Apr 1;100(4):721-8.

    UnlabelledNebulization associated with noninvasive ventilation is used in emergency services and intensive care units.PurposesTo compare pulmonary radioaerosol deposition during jet nebulization associated to noninvasive ventilation versus spontaneous breathing nebulization; to measure the rate of lung depuration and the correlation between lung deposition, inspiratory flow and tidal volume (V(t)) using scintigraphy.SubjectsThirteen healthy volunteers (with normal spirometry), mean age (23.3+/-1.49) years, body mass index 21.2+/-2.3 kg/m(2).MethodsNebulization was performed in spontaneous breathing and associated with bi-level noninvasive ventilation (inspiratory pressure=12 cm H(2)O, expiratory pressure=5 cm H(2)O). The radioaerosol used in the nebulization was technetium (Tc99m) with diethylene triamine penta acetic acid, generated over a period of 9 min in a jet nebulizer. Analysis was performed through scintigraphy. Statistical analysis was performed by analysis of variance (for repeated measures), Bonferroni method, Student's t-test and Person's correlation.ResultsThere was a decrease in radioaerosol lung deposition with nebulization associated to noninvasive ventilation (mean counts in spontaneous breathing 200,510+11,012 and mean counts in noninvasive ventilation 106,093+2811 (P<0.001). During spontaneous breathing nebulization there was a significant correlation between V(t) and radioaerosol deposition (r=0.565, P<0.05), also between inspiratory flow and radioaerosol deposition in the lungs (r=0.141, P<0.05). However, there was no correlation between V(t) and pulmonary deposition of radioaerosol in bi-level noninvasive ventilation nebulization (r=0.082).ConclusionDuring nebulization with noninvasive ventilation in healthy volunteers, there was an increase in V(t) associated to a higher inspiratory flow rate, without resulting in a significant increase in pulmonary radioaerosol deposition.

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