Predictors of Negative Pressure Ventilation Response in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Use of negative pressure ventilation is neither well described nor widespread in pediatric critical care; existing data are from small, specialized populations. We sought to describe a general population of critically ill subjects with acute respiratory failure supported with negative pressure ventilation to find predictors of response or failure.

METHODS:

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of subjects 0–18 y old admitted to a single (non-cardiac) pediatric ICU who received acute respiratory failure support via negative pressure ventilation from May 2015 through May 2016.

RESULTS:

In 118 subjects, the most common causes of acute respiratory failure were viral bronchiolitis (86.4%) and pneumonia (15.3%). A majority of subjects (68.6%) stabilized with negative pressure ventilation and did not need a change of respiratory support; in those who failed with negative pressure ventilation, median time to respiratory support change was 5.1 h (interquartile range 1.9–11.0). Subjects stabilized with negative pressure ventilation did not differ from those needing a change of respiratory support in terms of age, comorbidities, or F_IO₂ at initiation of ventilation. Compared to those who did not respond to negative pressure ventilation, mean S_pO₂/F_IO₂ was higher at 1 h after start of negative pressure ventilation (218.8 vs 131.7) in those who did respond. Subjects with S_pO₂/F_IO₂ < 192 after 1 h on negative pressure ventilation support had 5-fold higher odds of needing a respiratory support change (odds ratio 5.143, 95% CI 1.17–22.7, P = .031). Analysis of S_pO₂/F_IO₂ was limited by 81.3% (96/118) of subjects who had an S_pO₂ > 97% at 1 h after the start of negative pressure ventilation.

CONCLUSIONS:

Negative pressure ventilation successfully supported 69% of pediatric subjects with all-cause acute respiratory failure. Oxygen requirement was lower in subjects who were responsive to negative pressure ventilation within 1 h of initiation. Standardized negative pressure ventilation protocols should include weaning of supplemental oxygen to determine responsiveness.

Keywords

respiratory failure pediatrics negative pressure ventilation biphasic cuirass ventilator artificial respiration

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