Abstract

ORIZONDO PAJON, Sergio A. et al. Pressure ventilation in thoracic surgery. Rev cuba anestesiol reanim [online]. 2009, vol.8, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1726-6718.

Introduction: Pressure controlled ventilation is a very used way of ventilation in severe respiratory failure, where it has been showed that it improves arterial oxygenation. Objective: To compare volume controlled ventilation commonly used during unipulmonar ventilation with three ventilator strategies of pressure controlled ventilation. Method: We made a comparative and prospective study of 100 patients undergoing thoracic surgery divided into 4 groups by ventilator mode used: group I VCV with a minute volume 100 mL/kg, group II VCP with Vot of 10 mL/kg, group III VCP with Vot of 8 mL/kg, and group IV VCP with 5 cm of H2O of PEEP, and a Vot of 8 mL/kg. We compared PaO2, SatO2, intrapulmonary shunt, peak and plateau pressures at 30 minutes of unipulmonar ventilation, and the arterial desaturation episodes. We used Chi2 and ANOVA for statistical analysis. Results: The PaO2 yields similar values in Groups I and II, 148,28 ± 68,21 and 146,8 ± 67,8 mmHg, respectively, it decreased in Group III to 117,2 ± 51,0 mmHg, and then increased significantly in group IV 189,0 ± 49,2 mmHg. The SatO2 increased and intrapulmonary shunt decreased with statistical significance in group IV. Airway pressures were low during VCP. Conclusion: Pressure controlled ventilation "per se" not improved oxygenation variables during unipulmonar ventilation, but allowing lower pressures in airway. Administration of PEEP during pressure controlled evidenced a significant improvement of oxygenation.

Keywords : Volume controlled ventilation; pressure controlled ventilation; PEEP.

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