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Table 2 Characteristics of patients depending on the level of asynchrony (in patients with Edi > 2 µV, n = 34)

From: Patient–ventilator asynchrony during conventional mechanical ventilation in children

 

% time spent in asynchrony < 39% (n = 25)

% time spent in asynchrony > 39% (n = 9)

p value

Age (m)

14 (2–40)

2 (1–3)

0.007

Weight (kg)

7.0 (4.5–17.3)

4.3 (3.6–5.4)

0.049

Male, n (%)

14 (56%)

6 (67%)

0.70

Days between admission and inclusion

8 (2–11)

2 (1–5)

0.054

Main reasons for PICU admission, n (%)

  

0.56

 Respiratory failure

18 (72%)

8 (89%)

0.40

 Including bronchiolitis

5 (20%)

5 (56%)

0.08

 Hemodynamic failure

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1

 Neurologic disorder

3 (12%)

0 (0%)

0.55

 Metabolic disorder

1 (4%)

1 (11%)

0.46

 Trauma

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

 Post-surgery

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

1

Chronic condition, n (%)

 Respiratory disease

5 (20%)

1 (11%)

1

 Cardiac disease

6 (24%)

0 (0%)

0.16

 Neurological disease

6 (24%)

1 (11%)

0.64

 Immuno-oncologic disease

3 (12%)

0 (0%)

0.55

Clinical status

 PIM-2 score

2.5 (0.9–4.4)

0.9 (0.5–7.0)

0.40

 PELOD score

1 (1–11)

11 (1–12)

0.38

 pH

7.40 (7.33–7.42)

7.37 (7.33–7.42)

0.63

 HCO3 , mmHg

30.0 (25.1–32.9)

28.8 (24.9–32.0)

0.84

 PaCO2, mmHg

48.0 (44.4–53.4)

48.9 (45.8–57.5)

0.57

 Hb, g/dL

10.2 (7.3–10.7)

10.4 (7.9–12.3)

0.33

 Lactate, mmol/L

1.5 (0.8–2.1)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

1

 Comfort score

15 (13–16)

15 (11–17)

0.95

 Sedation score

11 (6–23)

21 (11–39)

0.15

 ETT size

4.0 (3.5–4.5)

3.5 (3.5–3.5)

0.013

 Cuffed ETT

17 (68%)

2 (22%)

0.019

Ventilatory settings

 Set RR

25 (20–35)

30 (28–38)

0.13

 Measured RR

34 (28–40)

35 (29–40)

0.92

 Mode PSV

10 (40%)

0 (0%)

0.034

 Mode ACV-P

4 (16%)

3 (33%)

0.35

 Mode IACV-P

7 (28%)

3 (33%)

1

 Mode ACV-V

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

 Mode IACV-V

1 (4%)

2 (22%)

0.16

 Mode PRVC

3 (12%)

1 (11%)

1

 PEEP, cmH2O

5 (5–5)

6 (5–7)

0.06

 FiO2

0.35 (0.26–0.44)

0.35 (0.30–0.60)

0.45

 Leaks (%)

7 (4–15)

2 (0–7)

0.17

Analysis

 Peak inspiratory Edi, µV

7.2 (3.8–15.3)

5.5 (3.4–7.2)

0.20

 Tonic expiratory Edi, µV

0.9 (0.6–2.4)

2.0 (1.1–2.9)

0.058

Type of asynchrony

   

 Wasted Efforts,  % of breath analyzed

4.5 (1.6–15.8)

30.6 (18.7–39.8)

0.002

 Auto-triggering,  % of breath analyzed

6.1 (1.3–9.9)

8.4 (0.9–23.3)

0.36

 Double triggering, % of breath analyzed

2.1 (0.0–3.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.8)

0.08

 Trigger error, ms

136 (104–176)

284 (190–302)

0.008

 Cycling-off error, ms

64 (40–131)

255 (184–297)

0.018

Time spent in asynchrony

 Total time spent in asynchrony, %

24 (17–28)

47 (43–50)

< 0.001

 Wasted Effort, %

0.6 (0.2–3.5)

5.3 (2.8–13.6)

0.03

 Auto-triggering, %

1.6 (0.3–2.4)

2.3 (0.3–4.7)

0.40

 Double triggering, %

0.1 (0.0–0.4)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.053

 Trigger error

  Delay, %

7.6 (7.6–11.2)

15.5 (12.2–19.1)

0.001

  Premature, %

0.8 (0.5–2.1)

2.3 (1.4–2.9)

0.058

 Cycle-off error

   

  Delay, %

3.8 (1.8–6.3)

15.0 (10.2–17.5)

< 0.001

  Premature, %

4.1 (2.2–5.9)

3.2 (2.0–6.7)

0.98

NeuroSync index, %

38 (31–47)

81 (69–83)

< 0.001

Outcome

 Death in PICU

1 (4.0%)

1 (11.1%)

1

 Days in PICU

14 (5–22)

7 (4–14)

0.17

 Days in PICU after inclusion

6 (4–12.5)

5 (3–6)

0.66

 Days on MV

9 (4–15)

4 (3–12)

0.23

 Days on MV after inclusion

2.5 (1–6.5)

3 (1–4)

0.9

 NIV post extubation

4 (16.0%)

1 (11.1%)

1

 Reintubation

5 (20.0%)

1 (11.1%)

1

  1. Edi electrical activity of the diaphragm, PICU pediatric intensive care unit, RR respiratory rate, PSV pressure-support ventilation, ACV-P pressure-regulated assist control ventilation, IACV-P pressure-regulated intermittent assist control ventilation, ACV-V volume-regulated assist control ventilation, IACV-V volume-regulated intermittent assist control ventilation, PRVC pressure-regulated volume control ventilation, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, ETT endo-tracheal tube, MV mechanical ventilation, NIV noninvasive ventilation