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Expiratory flow limitation in morbidly obese postoperative mechanically ventilated patients.

Although obesity promotes tidal expiratory flow limitation (EFL), with concurrent dynamic hyperinflation (DH), intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi) and risk of low lung volume injury, the prevalence and magnitude of EFL, DH and PEEPi have not yet been studied in mechanically ventilated morbidly obese subjects. In 15 postoperative mechanically ventilated morbidly obese subjects, we assessed the prevalence of EFL [using the negative expiratory pressure (NEP) technique], PEEPi, DH, respiratory mechanics, arterial oxygenation and PEEPi inequality index as well as the levels of PEEP required to abolish EFL. In supine position at zero PEEP, 10 patients exhibited EFL with a significantly higher PEEPi and DH and a significantly lower PEEPi inequality index than found in the five non-EFL (NEFL) subjects. Impaired gas exchange was found in all cases without significant differences between the EFL and NEFL subjects. Application of 7.5 +/- 2.5 cm H2O of PEEP (range: 4-16) abolished EFL with a reduction of PEEPi and DH and an increase in FRC and the PEEPi inequality index but no significant effect on gas exchange. The present study indicates that: (a) on zero PEEP, EFL is present in most postoperative mechanically ventilated morbidly obese subjects; (b) EFL (and concurrent risk of low lung volume injury) is abolished with appropriate levels of PEEP; and (c) impaired gas exchange is common in these patients, probably mainly due to atelectasis.[1]

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  1. Expiratory flow limitation in morbidly obese postoperative mechanically ventilated patients. Koutsoukou, A., Koulouris, N., Bekos, B., Sotiropoulou, C., Kosmas, E., Papadima, K., Roussos, C. Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. (2004) [Pubmed]
 
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