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Table 3 Ventilatory parameters according to ventilatory support and year (TABLE 3) on day 1 of ventilator support

From: A worldwide assessment of the mechanical ventilation in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Analysis of the VENTILAGROUP over time. A retrospective, multicenter study

 

1998

2004

2010

2016

p-value between cohorts

Variable

Failure

NPPV

N = 22

Invasive Ventilation

N = 437

p-value

Failure

NPPV

N = 27

Invasive Ventilation

N = 162

p-value

Failure

NPPV

N = 59

Invasive Ventilation

N = 277

p-value

Failure

NPPV

N = 59

Invasive Ventilation

N = 263

p-value

 

Mechanical ventilation modalities, (%)

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

0.868

 < 0.001

Assist-control

0

286 (73.5)

 

0

95 (58.6)

 

0

139 (50.2)

 

22 (37.3)

107 (40.7)

  

Pressure support

0

18 (4.6)

 

0

5 (3.1)

 

0

17 (6.1)

 

4 (6.8)

17 (6.5)

  

SIMV

0

21 (5.4)

 

0

3 (1.8)

 

0

15 (5.4)

 

1 (1.7)

15 (5.7)

  

SIMV-PS

0

43 (11.1)

 

0

15 (9.3)

 

0

27 (9.7)

 

9 (15.2)

33 (12.5)

  

PCV

0

16 (4.1)

 

0

14 (8.6)

 

0

46 (16.6)

 

11 (18.6)

41 (15.6)

  

CVRP

0

0

 

0

8 (4.9)

 

0

15 (5.4)

 

3 (5.1)

14 (5.3)

  

APRV/BIPAP

0

0

 

0

17 (10.5)

 

0

11 (4.0)

 

8 (13.6)

25 (9.5)

  

Other Mode

0

5 (1.3)

 

0

3 (1.8)

 

0

3 (1.1)

 

0

1 (0.4)

  

NPPV

21 (95.4)

0

 

27 (100)

2 (1.2)

 

59 (100)

0

 

0

0

  

Missing

1 (4.6)

48 (11.0)

 

0

0

 

0

14 (1.4)

 

1 (1.7)

10 (3.8)

  

Protective Ventilation, (%)

  

0.800

  

0.553

  

0.284

  

0.504

0.001

No

13 (59.1)

270 (61.8)

 

15 (55.6)

80 (49.4)

 

32 (54.2)

129 (46.6)

 

16 (27.1)

83 (31.6)

  

Yes

9 (40.9)

167 (38.2)

 

12 (44.4)

82 (50.6)

 

27 (45.8)

148 (53.4)

 

43 (72.9)

180 (68.4)

  

Sedation, (%)

  

0.125

  

0.036

  

0.475

  

0.414

 < 0.001

No

12 (54.5)

167 (38.2)

 

17 (63.0)

67 (41.4)

 

18 (30.5)

98 (35.4)

 

11 (18.6)

62 (23.6)

  

Yes

10 (45.5)

270 (61.8)

 

10 (37.0)

95 (58.6)

 

41 (69.5)

179 (64.6)

 

48 (81.4)

201 (76.4)

  

Infusion of neuromuscular blockers (NMB), (%)

  

0.755

  

0.866

  

0.128

  

0.286

0.138

No

21 (95.5)

410 (93.8)

 

26 (96.3)

157 (96.9)

 

58 (98.3)

258 (93)

 

52 (88.1)

243 (92.4)

  

Yes

1 (4.5)

27 (6)

 

1 (4)

5 (3)

 

1 (2)

19 (7)

 

7 (11.9)

20 (7.6)

  

Ventilator parameters on day 1

             

Tidal Volume, median [p25, p75], mL

585.7

[560, 600]

585.7

[500, 650]

0.506

500

[450, 550]

500

[450, 600]

0.491

495

[400, 550]

480

[406, 520.5]

0.987

430

[380, 480]

450

[400, 500]

0.018

0.590

Tidal volume, median [p25, p75], mL/kg PBW

8.2

[6.5, 9.3]

8.4

[6.9, 10.0]

0.407

7.4

[6.2, 8.7]

6.8

[5.8, 8.3]

0.264

6.3

[5.4, 8.1]

6.8

[5.8, 8.0]

0.571

6.4

[5.5, 7.5]

6.7

[5.6, 7.8]

0.508

0.502

Applied PEEP, median [p25, p75], cm of water

3.6

[0, 5.0]

3.1

[0, 5.0]

0.315

5.0

[4.0, 6.0]

5.0

[5.0, 7.5]

0.334

5.0

[5.0, 8.0]

5.0

[5.0, 8.0]

0.245

6.0

[5.0, 8.0]

5.0

[5.0, 8.0]

0.065

0.183

Plateau pressure, median [p25, p75], cm of water

25.0

[21.9, 29.0]

21.9

[21.9, 21.9]

0.031

17.0

[14.0, 20.0]

22.0

[18.0, 26.0]

0.007

20.0

[18.5, 24.5]

20.0

[16.0, 24.0]

0.442

20.0

[15.0, 25.0]

20.0

[16.0, 25.0]

0.772

0.001

Driving pressure, median [p25, p75], cm of water

19.1

[19.1, 25.0]

19.1

[16.9, 21.9]

0.279

12.0

[10.0, 19.0]

17.0

[13.0, 21.0]

0.040

15.0

[13.0, 19.5]

13.0

[10.0, 19.0]

0.101

14.0

[10.0, 19.0]

14.0

[10.0, 19.0]

0.662

0.042