Weaning Prediction
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Thoracic Society in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 171 (11), 1252-1259
- https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200503-356oc
Abstract
Several variables are recommended for identifying if a patient is ready for a trial of weaning from mechanical ventilation, but there is no agreement as to whether monitoring any variable during the trial enhances patient management. To determine whether repeated measurements of esophageal pressure throughout a trial are more reliable than measurements of esophageal pressure or frequency-to-VT ratio during the first minute of the trial, we studied 60 patients. A trend index that quantified esophageal pressure swings over time was more reliable than the first-minute measurements: sensitivity, 0.91, and specificity, 0.89. Area under receiver operating characteristic curve for trend index (0.94) was greater than for first-minute measurement of esophageal pressure (0.44, p < 0.05) and tended to be greater than that for frequency-to-VT ratio (0.78, p = 0.13). The likelihood ratio was highest for the trend index (8.2, p < 0.05). The advantage of the trend index may be related to the progressive increase in esophageal pressure throughout a failed weaning trial, whereas breathing pattern changed little after 2 minutes of spontaneous breathing. In conclusion, continuous monitoring of esophageal pressure swings during a spontaneous breathing trial provides additional guidance in patient management over tests used for deciding when to initiate weaning.This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
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