• Clinical therapeutics · Mar 2015

    Effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on oxygenation status and prognosis in patients with acute paraquat-induced lung injury.

    • Xiao-Wei Liu, Tao Ma, Bo Qu, and Zhi Liu.
    • Department of Emergency, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
    • Clin Ther. 2015 Mar 1;37(3):654-9.

    PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) on oxygenation status and prognosis in patients with acute lung injury induced by paraquat (PQ) poisoning.MethodsPatients with acute PQ-induced lung injury treated with NIPPV were admitted to an emergency intensive care unit. Changes in oxygenation status (respiratory rate and the partial pressure of alveolar O2 and CO2 [PaO2 and PaCO2, respectively]) after initial NIPPV were observed. Differences in inspiratory pressure (PI) between nonsurvivors and survivors were compared. The relationship between PI and the prognosis of patients with acute PQ-induced lung injury was evaluated.FindingsA total of 86 patients (47 women, 39 men; mean age, 33.5 [24.5] years [range, 22-61 years]) were included. There were significant differences in respiratory rate, PaO2, and PaCO2 from before to after initial NIPPV (respiratory rate, 35 [14] vs 26 [16] min(-1) [P = 0.037]; PaO2, 61.8 [19.6] vs 73.5 [26.8] mm Hg [P = 0.046]; and PaCO2, 27.7 [16.4] vs 34.6 [19.2] mm Hg [P = 0.039]). The overall mortality rate was 75.6% (65/86) during a 28-day follow-up period. We observed a significant difference in initial PI (PIinit) between nonsurvivors and survivors (8.2 [4.3] vs 6.6 [3.8] cm H2O; P = 0.043). Furthermore, nonsurvivors had a greater maximal PI (PImax) than did survivors (21.6 [9.8] vs 15.4 [8.5] cm H2O; P = 0.022). Correlation analysis revealed that both PIinit and PImax were associated with a poor prognosis in patients with acute PQ-induced lung injury (PIinit, r = -0.29 [P = 0.038]; PImax, r = -0.31 [P = 0.042]).ImplicationsNIPPV may effectively improve oxygenation status in patients with acute PQ-induced lung injury, thereby relieving dyspnea and promoting the recovery of pulmonary function. PIinit and PImax may be important determinants of prognosis in acute PQ-induced lung injury. These findings need further verification in a large-scale, multicenter, randomized controlled study that combines other factors with a relatively long-term follow-up.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier HS Journals, Inc. All rights reserved.

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