• Respir Physiol Neurobiol · Dec 2016

    Intratidal recruitment/derecruitment persists at low and moderate positive end-expiratory pressure in paediatric patients.

    • Steffen Wirth, Lisa Artner, Tobias Broß, Sara Lozano-Zahonero, Johannes Spaeth, and Stefan Schumann.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: steffen.wirth@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
    • Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Dec 1; 234: 9-13.

    AbstractIn paediatric patients positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is traditionally set lower than in adults. We investigated whether moderately higher PEEP improves respiratory mechanics and regional ventilation. Therefore, 40 children were mechanically ventilated with PEEP 2 and 5cmH2O. Volume-dependent compliance profiles were analysed as a measure of intratidal recruitment/derecruitment. Regional ventilation was assessed using electrical impedance tomography. Mean compliance was 17.9±9.9mLcmH2O-1 (PEEP 2cmH2O), and 19.0±10.9mLcmH2O-1 (PEEP 5 cmH2O, p<0.001). Strong intratidal recruitment/derecruitment occurred in 40% of children at PEEP 2 cmH2O, and 36% at PEEP 5 cmH2O. Children showing strong recruitment/derecruitment were 33 (PEEP 2 cmH20) and 20 (PEEP 5 cmH20) months younger than children showing moderate recruitment/derecruitment. A higher PEEP improved peripheral ventilation. In conclusion, mechanically ventilated paediatric patients undergo intratidal recruitment/derecruitment which occurs more prominently in younger than in older children. A PEEP of 5cmH2O does not fully prevent intratidal recruitment/derecruitment but homogenizes regional ventilation in comparison to 2cmH2O.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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