Browsing by Author "Schultz, Marcus J."

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    Effect of decreasing respiratory rate on the mechanical power of ventilation and lung injury biomarkers: a randomized cross-over clinical study in COVID-19 ARDS patients
    (Springer Nature, 2025) Damiani Rebolledo, L. Felipe; Basoalto Escobar, Roque Ignacio; Oviedo Álvarez, Vanessa Andrea; Alegría Vargas, Leyla; Soto Muñoz, Dagoberto Igor; Bachmann Barrón, María Consuelo; Jalil Contreras, Yorschua Frederick; Santis Fuentes, César Antonio; Carpio Cordero, David Bernardo; Ulloa Morrison, Rodrigo; Valenzuela Espinoza, Emilio Daniel; Vera Alarcón, María Magdalena; Schultz, Marcus J.; Retamal Montes, Jaime; Bruhn, Alejandro; Bugedo Tarraza, Guillermo
    Background The respiratory rate (RR) is a key determinant of the mechanical power of ventilation (MP). The effect of reducing the RR on MP and its potential to mitigate ventilator-induced lung injury remains unclear. Objectives To compare invasive ventilation using a lower versus a higher RR with respect to MP and plasma biomarkers of lung injury in COVID-19 ARDS patients. Methods In a randomized cross-over clinical study in COVID-19 ARDS patients, we compared ventilation using a lower versus a higher RR in time blocks of 12 h. Patients were ventilated with tidal volumes of 6 ml/kg predicted body weight, and positive-end-expiratory pressure and fraction of inspired oxygen according to an ARDS network table. Respiratory mechanics and hemodynamics were assessed at the end of each period, and blood samples were drawn for measurements of inflammatory cytokines, epithelial and endothelial lung injury markers. In a subgroup of patients, we performed echocardiography and esophageal pressure measurements. Results We enrolled a total of 32 patients (26 males [81%], aged 52 [44–64] years). The median respiratory rate during ventilation with a lower and a higher RR was 20 [16–22] vs. 30 [26–32] breaths/min (p < 0.001), associated with a lower median minute ventilation (7.3 [6.5–8.5] vs. 11.6 [10–13] L/min [p < 0.001]) and a lower median MP (15 [11–18] vs. 25 [21–32] J/min [p < 0.001]). No differences were observed in any inflammatory (IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-R1), epithelial (s-RAGE and SP-D), endothelial (Angiopoietin-2), or pro-fibrotic activity (TGF-ß) marker between high or low RR. Cardiac function by echocardiography, and respiratory mechanics using esophageal pressure measurements were also not different. Conclusions Reducing the respiratory rate decreases mechanical power in COVID-19 ARDS patients but does not reduce plasma lung injury biomarkers levels in this cross-over study. Study registration This study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (study identifier NCT04641897)
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    High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during general anaesthesia for open abdominal surgery (PROVHILO trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
    (2014) Hemmes, Sabrine N. T.; de Abreu, Marcelo Gama; Pelosi, Paolo; Schultz, Marcus J.; Severgnini, Paolo; Hollmann, Markus W.; Binnekade, Jan M.; Wrigge, Hermann; Canet, Jaume; Hiesmayr, Michael; Schmid, Werner; Jaber, Samir; Hedenstierna, Goran; Putensen, Christian; Sessler, Daniel I.; Lachmann, Burkhard; Kacmarek, Robert M.; Slutsky, Arthur S.; De Baerdemaeker, Luc; De Hert, Stefan; Heyse, Bjorn; Van Limmen, Jurgen; Mulier, Jan-Paul; Velghe, David; Jamaer, Luc; Vandenbrande, Jeroen; Bugedo, Guillermo; Florez, Jorge; Goranovic, Tatjana; Mazul-Sunko, Branka; Bluth, Thomas; Guldner, Andreas; Kiss, Thomas; Koch, Thea; Spieth, Peter Markus; Uhlig, Christopher; Yaqub, Jonathan; Bastin, Bea; Geib, Johann; Schaefer, Maximilian S.; Weiss, Martin; Treschan, Tanja A.; Reske, Andreas W.; Simon, Philipp; Ferner, Alexander Brodhun Marion; Hartmann, Eric; Laufenberg-Feldmann, Rita; Strys, Lydia; De Robertis, Edoardo; Perilli, Valter; Proietti, Rodolfo; Amantea, Bruno; Caroleo, Santo; Tropea, Francesco; Bacuzzi, Alessandro; Vanoni, Massimo; Cinnella, Gilda; Caggianelli, Girolamo; D'Antini, Davide; La Bella, Daniela; Mollica, Giuseppina; Cortegiani, Andrea; Giarratano, Antonino; Montalto, Francesca; Raineri, Santi Maurizio; Barberis, Bruno; Celentano, Cristian; Grio, Michele; Spagnolo, Luigi; Gratarola, Angelo; Molin, Alexandre; Pellerano, Giulia; Pezzato, Stefano; Rusca, Roberta; Della Rocca, Giorgio; Bos, Lieuwe D. J.; Brunelli, Andrea; Marti, Agnes; Cegarra, Virginia; Merten, Alfred; Victoria Moral, Maria; Parera, Ana; Carmen Unzueta, Maria; Sabate, Sergi; Sierra, Pilar; Mayoral, Juan F.; Prieto, Merce; Granell Gil, Manuel; Minguez Marin, Conrado; Mills, Gary H.; Bodger, Phoebe; Melo, Marcos F. Vidal; Sulemanji, Demet; Sprung, Juraj; De Bruyne, Ann; Ongena, Patricia; Bleyl, Jorg-Uwe; Koch, Moritz; Muller, Michael; Rossel, Thomas; Saeger, Hans-Detlef; Weitz, Jurgen; Babian, Renate; Rathmann, Anna Malina; Pochert, Julia; Dathe, Mandy; Chiaravalloti, Fernando; Madia, Daniela; Pezzoli, Ivana; Caruso, Andrea; Bianco, Maria Francesca; Picicco, Francesco; Mirabella, Lucia; Rauseo, Michela; Anguilano, Romina; Palmeri, Cesira; Strano, Maria Teresa; Federico, Antonino; Pompei, Livia; Buttera, Stefania; Everingham, Kirsty; Han, Ruth; Hewson, Russell; Januszewska, Marta; Mohr, Otto; Pearse, Rupert; Raj, Ashok; Oto, Jun; Kacmarek, Robert M.; Weingarten, Toby N.
    Background The role of positive end-expiratory pressure in mechanical ventilation during general anaesthesia for surgery remains uncertain. Levels of pressure higher than 0 cm H2O might protect against postoperative pulmonary complications but could also cause intraoperative circulatory depression and lung injury from overdistension. We tested the hypothesis that a high level of positive end-expiratory pressure with recruitment manoeuvres protects against postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at risk of complications who are receiving mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes during general anaesthesia for open abdominal surgery.