연구배경 : PSV는 시술자가 정해준 만큼의 양압으로 기관 삽관 환자의 자발적 흡기 노력을 도울 수 있는 새로운 기계 호흡 방식으로서 5~10cm $H_2O$로 적용시 기관내 삽관으로 인한 기도 저항 및 인공 호흡기 회로에서 발생하는 저항을 극복할 수 있다. 저자들은 기계호흡 이탈시 IMV 단독적용과 IMV에 10cm $H_2O$ 압력의 PSV 병용시 이탈성공률 및 이탈과정 중 나타나는 생리적인 변화를 비교하고자 하였다. 방법 : 기계호흡을 받는 환자로 기저질환이 안정되고 활력징후 및 동맥혈 가스교환 지표가 안정된 환자에게 IMV와 IMV + PSV를 무작위 적용하였다. 각 환자의 임상적 특성, APACHE II score 및 영양상태를 조사하였고 이탈시도 후 48시간까지 맥박수, 평균혈압 및 호흡수를 측정하였다. 결과 : 총이탈시도는 37회였고 이중 IMV 단독적용군은 18회, IMV+PSV 동시적용군은 19회의 이탈시도가 있었다. 양 군간에 연령, 총 기계 호흡시간, 평균 APACHE II score, 영양 상태에 있어 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었고, 이탈 성공률은 IMV군이 38.4%(7/18), IMV+PSV군이 42.1%(8/19)로 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p value=0.84). 이탈 시도 중의 평균 혈압, 맥박수, 호흡수의 이탈 시도전 기저치에 대한 변동량 역시 양군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결론 : IMV에 PSV 10cm $H_2O$를 병용하는 것은 IMV 단독 이탈 방법에 비하여 이탈 성공률에 있어 더 나은 점은 없었으며 10cm $H_2O$ PSV는 이탈과정 중 유의한 생리적 변화는 일으키지 않았다.
Background: Pressure support ventilation(PSV) is a new form of mechanical ventilatory support that assists spontaneous inspiraory effort of an intubated patient with a clinician-selected amount of positive airway pressure. Low level pressure support during inspiration can overcome the resistive component of inspiratory work imposed by an endotracheal tube. However the clinical efficacy of PSV as a weaning method has not been established yet. Object: The aim of study was to evaluate the efficacy of PSV when it is added to intermittent mandatory ventilation(IMV) in facilitating weaning precess compaired to IMV mode alone. Method: When the subject patients became clinically stable with their arterial blood gas analysis in acceptable range, they underwent weaning process either by IMV alone or by IMV plus PSV. The level of pressure support was held constant throught the weaning period. For the patients who required mechanical ventilation for less than 72 hr, 2h weaning trial was performed with IMV rate starting from 6/min. For the patients who required mechanical ventilation more than 72 hr, 7 hr weaning trial was performed with IMV rate starting from 8/min. For the patients who failed three consecutive trials of weaning, retrial of weaning was attempted over 3 days with IMV rate starting from 8/min. Clinical characteristics, APACHE II score and nutritional status were compared. For all patients, heart rate, mean blood pressure and respiratory rate were mornitored for 48 hrs after weaning trial started. Results: The total number of weaning trial was 37 in 23 patients(18 by IMV, 19 by IMV+PSV). Total ventilation time, APACHE II score and nutritional status were not statistically different between the two groups. The weaning success rate were not statistically different(38.3% by IMV, 42.1% by IMV+PSV) and the changes of mean blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate during first 48 hours were not different between the two groups. Conclusion: Low level PSV when added to IMV for weaning trial does not seem to improve the success rate of weaning from mechanical ventilation. PSV at 10cm $H_2O$ did not induce significant physiologic changes during weaning process.
