Validation of the Flow Index to Detect Low Inspiratory Effort During Pressure Support Ventilation

Overview

Journal Ann Intensive Care

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2022 Sep 26

PMID 36161543

Authors

Ming-Yue Miao

Wei Chen

Yi-Min Zhou

Ran Gao

De-Jing Song

Shu-Peng Wang

Yan-Lin Yang

Linlin Zhang

Jian-Xin Zhou

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Abstract

Background: Bedside assessment of low levels of inspiratory effort, which are probably insufficient to prevent muscle atrophy, is challenging. The flow index, which is derived from the analysis of the inspiratory portion of the flow-time waveform, has been recently introduced as a non-invasive parameter to evaluate the inspiratory effort. The primary objective of the present study was to provide an external validation of the flow index to detect low inspiratory effort.

Methods: Datasets containing flow, airway pressure, and esophageal pressure (P)-time waveforms were obtained from a previously published study in 100 acute brain-injured patients undergoing pressure support ventilation. Waveforms data were analyzed offline. A low inspiratory effort was defined by one of the following criteria, work of breathing (WOB) less than 0.3 J/L, P-time product (PTP) per minute less than 50 cmHO•s/min, or inspiratory muscle pressure (P) less than 5 cmHO, adding "or occurrence of ineffective effort more than 10%" for all criteria. The flow index was calculated according to previously reported method. The association of flow index with P-derived parameters of effort was investigated. The diagnostic accuracy of the flow index to detect low effort was analyzed.

Results: Moderate correlations were found between flow index and WOB, P, and PTP per breath and per minute (Pearson's correlation coefficients ranged from 0.546 to 0.634, P < 0.001). The incidence of low inspiratory effort was 62%, 51%, and 55% using the definition of WOB, PTP per minute, and P, respectively. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for flow index to diagnose low effort was 0.88, 0.81, and 0.88, for the three respective definition. By using the cutoff value of flow index less than 2.1, the diagnostic performance for the three definitions showed sensitivity of 0.95-0.96, specificity of 0.57-0.71, positive predictive value of 0.70-0.84, and negative predictive value of 0.90-0.93.

Conclusions: The flow index is associated with P-based inspiratory effort measurements. Flow index can be used as a valid instrument to screen low inspiratory effort with a high probability to exclude cases without the condition.

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