Continuous positive airway pressure setups evaluated at simulated exercise conditions
AUTOR(ES)
Nunes, Marcelo Vieira Leão, Giannella-Neto, Antonio, Tavares, Frederico Caetano Jandre de Assis
FONTE
Rev. Bras. Eng. Bioméd.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-06
RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Studies have shown increases in airway opening pressure (Pao) swings and work of breathing (WOB) by different continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices at rest, but few address this issue during exercise. The aim of the present work was to analyze the imposed WOB (WOBi), the apparent resistance (Rapp) and swings of Pao (deltaP) of 3 CPAP assemblies at simulated exercise conditions. METHODS: The CPAP measures were obtained from: a commercial CPAP (Assembly 1), a high flow CPAP (Assembly 2) and the parallel association of these devices (Assembly 3). In each assembly the spring-loaded positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) valve was set to fully opened (mode A) or at the same CPAP pressure (mode B). The exercise protocol simulation, performed manually by a calibrated syringe and a metronome, employed a respiratory frequency of 30 bpm, tidal volume of 2.7 L and inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio of 1. The setups were evaluated at CPAP settings of 5, 10 and 15 cmH2O. RESULTS: The lowest deltaP as well as Rapp and WOBi were obtained with Assembly 3 in mode A with an adjusted CPAP of 10 cmH2O (deltaP=8.1 (0.5) cmH2O, WOBi=1.4 (0.14) cmH2O/L/s, Rapp= 1.3 (0.07) J/s) showed as median (interquartile range). CONCLUSION: For the conditions studied, the best CPAP setup was obtained with mode A.
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