TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between controlled mechanical ventilation and systemic inflammation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
T2 - an observational cohort study
AU - Bachmann, M. Consuelo
AU - Benites, Martín
AU - Oviedo, Vanessa
AU - Vadeghani, Niki Hamidi
AU - Soto, Dagoberto
AU - Basoalto, Roque
AU - Cruces, Pablo
AU - Jalil, Yorschua
AU - Damiani, L. Felipe
AU - Bugedo, Guillermo
AU - Bruhn, Alejandro
AU - Retamal, Jaime
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025/12
Y1 - 2025/12
N2 - Background: In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, spontaneous breathing efforts may contribute to patient self-inflicted lung injury through increased ventilation inhomogeneity and systemic inflammation. Whether early transition to controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) mitigates these effects remains uncertain. Methods: This observational, prospective cohort study included 40 ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure who initially breathed spontaneously. Based on clinical decisions, patients were managed with either continued spontaneous breathing (SB group, n = 12) or transitioned to CMV (CMV group, n = 28). Arterial blood gases, hemodynamics, plasma cytokines (IL-6 and IL-8), and ventilation distribution via electrical impedance tomography (EIT) were recorded at baseline and after 24 h. In the CMV group, intermediate time points (T2, T6, T12) were also assessed after intubation. The trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03513809). Results: In the CMV group, respiratory rate and heart rate decreased significantly over time. IL-6 levels dropped markedly from 305 ± 938 pg/mL at baseline to 27 ± 58 pg/mL at 24 h (p = 0.0195), accompanied by a significant improvement in oxygenation (PaO₂/FiO₂ from 140 ± 51 to 199 ± 67, p = 0.0004). EIT data showed improved ventilation distribution with increased end-expiratory lung impedance, decreased global inhomogeneity, and a shift in the center of ventilation toward dorsal regions. In contrast, the SB group showed no significant changes over 24 h in gas exchange, systemic inflammation, or EIT-derived parameters. Conclusions: In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure initially breathing spontaneously, transition to CMV was associated with reduced IL-6 levels and improved ventilatory homogeneity over 24 h. These exploratory findings indicate that connection to controlled mechanical ventilation was associated with reduced systemic inflammation, a relationship that warrants confirmation in larger prospective studies.
AB - Background: In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, spontaneous breathing efforts may contribute to patient self-inflicted lung injury through increased ventilation inhomogeneity and systemic inflammation. Whether early transition to controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) mitigates these effects remains uncertain. Methods: This observational, prospective cohort study included 40 ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure who initially breathed spontaneously. Based on clinical decisions, patients were managed with either continued spontaneous breathing (SB group, n = 12) or transitioned to CMV (CMV group, n = 28). Arterial blood gases, hemodynamics, plasma cytokines (IL-6 and IL-8), and ventilation distribution via electrical impedance tomography (EIT) were recorded at baseline and after 24 h. In the CMV group, intermediate time points (T2, T6, T12) were also assessed after intubation. The trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03513809). Results: In the CMV group, respiratory rate and heart rate decreased significantly over time. IL-6 levels dropped markedly from 305 ± 938 pg/mL at baseline to 27 ± 58 pg/mL at 24 h (p = 0.0195), accompanied by a significant improvement in oxygenation (PaO₂/FiO₂ from 140 ± 51 to 199 ± 67, p = 0.0004). EIT data showed improved ventilation distribution with increased end-expiratory lung impedance, decreased global inhomogeneity, and a shift in the center of ventilation toward dorsal regions. In contrast, the SB group showed no significant changes over 24 h in gas exchange, systemic inflammation, or EIT-derived parameters. Conclusions: In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure initially breathing spontaneously, transition to CMV was associated with reduced IL-6 levels and improved ventilatory homogeneity over 24 h. These exploratory findings indicate that connection to controlled mechanical ventilation was associated with reduced systemic inflammation, a relationship that warrants confirmation in larger prospective studies.
KW - Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
KW - Cytokines
KW - Electrical impedance tomography
KW - Mechanical ventilation
KW - Patient self-inflicted lung injury
KW - Spontaneous breathing
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105021461511
U2 - 10.1186/s13054-025-05727-7
DO - 10.1186/s13054-025-05727-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 41219816
AN - SCOPUS:105021461511
SN - 1364-8535
VL - 29
JO - Critical Care
JF - Critical Care
IS - 1
M1 - 482
ER -