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Surfactant nebulization improves lung function at low alveolar doses of surfactant. However, efficiency of nebulization is low, and lung deposition seems to depend on lung aeration. High frequency ventilation (HFV) has been shown to improve lung aeration. We hypothesize that the combination of HFV and surfactant nebulization may benefit lung deposition of surfactant and consequently, lung function. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of surfactant nebulization versus instillation during HFV on lung function, surfactant distribution, and cerebral blood flow. Therefore, severe respiratory failure was induced by lung lavages in 18 rabbits. HFV was applied: frequency = 8 Hz, mean airway pressure = 12 cm H2O, amplitude = 100%, fraction of inspired O2 = 1.0. Technetium-99m-labeled surfactant (Alveofact, 100 mg/kg of BW) was nebulized or instilled (n = 6 each). Six other rabbits did not receive surfactant (control, HFV only). We found that after instillation partial arterial O2 tension increased from 7.0 kPa (95% confidence interval, 6.3-8.0 kPa) to 34 kPa (16-51 kPa), and during nebulization from 7.0 kPa (6.0-9.0 kPa) to 46 kPa (27-58 kPa). Partial arterial CO2 tension decreased after instillation from 6.1 kPa (5.3-7.1 kPa) to 4.8 kPa (3.9-5.6 kPa), and during nebulization, after an initial rise, it decreased from 6.3 kPa (5.3-7.4 kPa) to 4.9 kPa (4.4-5.6 kPa). Both treatments resulted in nonuniform distribution. Surfactant deposition after nebulization was 9.8%. Instillation resulted in a drop of mean arterial blood pressure of 17% (8-31%), and an even more pronounced drop in cerebral blood flow of 39% (18-57%). Nebulization did not affect blood pressure. Cerebral blood flow decreased with a maximum of 27% (10-37%). We conclude that surfactant nebulization during HFV improves lung function in rabbits with severe respiratory failure, without improving distribution, but with less effects on blood pressure and cerebral blood flow, when compared with surfactant instillation.
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Abbreviations
- HFV:
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high frequency ventilation
- BW:
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body weight
- FIO2:
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fractional inspired oxygen
- CPAP:
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continuous positive airway pressure
- PaO2:
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partial arterial O2 tension
- PaCO2:
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partial arterial CO2 tension
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The MiniNEB nebulizers (Vortran Medical Technology Inc., Sacramento, CA) were kindly supplied by Medeco B.V. Health Care Products, Oud Beijerland, the Netherlands. The Babylog 8000 ventilator was kindly provided by Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck, Germany.
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Dijk, P., Heikamp, A. & Oetomo, S. Surfactant Nebulization versus Instillation during High Frequency Ventilation in Surfactant-Deficient Rabbits. Pediatr Res 44, 699–704 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199811000-00012
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