• Respiratory care · Dec 2019

    Ultrasound Assessment of Lung Aeration in Subjects Supported by Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

    • Xiao Lu, Charlotte Arbelot, Annia Schreiber, Olivier Langeron, Antoine Monsel, and Qin Lu.
    • Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
    • Respir Care. 2019 Dec 1; 64 (12): 1478-1487.

    BackgroundThe value of ultrasound in assessing lung aeration of patients with ARDS who require venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has, to our knowledge, never been studied. The objective of the study was to evaluate by using ultrasound lung aeration at ECMO initiation and withdrawal in subjects with severe ARDS supported by venovenous ECMO.MethodsFifty subjects were included in this pilot retrospective study. The lung ultrasound aeration score (LUS) and respiratory variables were collected at ECMO initiation (T0) and ECMO withdrawal (T1). The LUS at T0 between the subjects who survived to ICU discharge and those who died in ICU was compared. The relationship between changes in LUS and changes in PaO2 /FIO2 from T0 to T1 was assessed.ResultsThe ICU mortality was 34%. The LUS at T0 did not differ between survivors and non-survivors (median 22 [interquartile range] {IQR} 19-26 vs median 24 [IQR, 19-28]; P = .60). From T0 to T1, the LUS decreased significantly in survivors (median 22 [IQR, 19-26] vs median 16 [IQR, 13-19]; P < .001), it decreased moderately in non-survivors who were weaned off ECMO (median 26 [24-29]) vs median 22 (IQR, 17-24), P = .031), and remained stable in those who died during ECMO (median 25 [IQR, 19-29] vs median 25 [IQR, 23-31]; P = .22). Changes in PaO2 /FIO2 were not related to changes in the LUS between T0 and T1.ConclusionsAt the time of ECMO placement, the subjects who survived ARDS had aeration loss close to that observed in the subjects who did not survive. At the time of ECMO withdrawal, there was a significant improvement in lung aeration in the survivors, whereas a severe loss of lung aeration persisted in the non-survivors, although some were weaned off ECMO. Lung ultrasound provided a valuable tool for bedside assessment of lung aeration in subjects supported by ECMO.Copyright © 2019 by Daedalus Enterprises.

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