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Deininger MM, Ziles D, Borleis A, Seemann T, Erlenkoetter F, Bleilevens C, Lohse A, Benner CF, Leonhardt S, Walter M, Breuer T. Breath-by-breath comparison of a novel percutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation approach with mechanical ventilation in juvenile pigs: a pilot study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10252. [PMID: 38704459 PMCID: PMC11069575 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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About one in three critically ill patients requires mechanical ventilation (MV). Prolonged MV, however, results in diaphragmatic weakness, which itself is associated with delayed weaning and increased mortality. Inducing active diaphragmatic contraction via electrical phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) not only provides the potential to reduce diaphragmatic muscular atrophy but also generates physiological-like ventilation and therefore offers a promising alternative to MV. Reasons why PNS is not yet used in critical care medicine are high procedural invasiveness, insufficient evidence, and lack of side-by-side comparison to MV. This study aims to establish a minimal-invasive percutaneous, bilateral electrode placement approach for sole PNS breathing and thereby enable, for the first time, a breath-by-breath comparison to MV. Six juvenile German Landrace pigs received general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation. Following the novel ultrasound-guided, landmark-based, 4-step approach, two echogenic needles per phrenic nerve were successfully placed. Stimulation effectiveness was evaluated measuring tidal volume, diaphragmatic thickening and tomographic electrical impedance in a breath-by-breath comparison to MV. Following sufficient bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation in all pigs, PNS breaths showed a 2.2-fold increase in diaphragmatic thickening. It induced tidal volumes in the lung-protective range by negative pressure inspiration and improved dorso-caudal regional ventilation in contrast to MV. Our study demonstrated the feasibility of a novel ultrasound-guided, percutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation approach, which generated sufficient tidal volumes and showed more resemblance to physiological breathing than MV in a breath-by-breath comparison.
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- Matthias Manfred Deininger
- Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Chair for Medical Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Chair for Medical Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Chair for Medical Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Chair for Medical Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Giberson CE, Cheshier SH, Poree LR, Saulino MF. Diaphragm Pacing: A Safety, Appropriateness, Financial Neutrality, and Efficacy Analysis of Treating Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency. Neuromodulation 2023; 26:490-497. [PMID: 36609087 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2022.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the safety and applicability of treating chronic respiratory insufficiency with diaphragm pacing relative to mechanical ventilation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature review and analysis were conducted using the safety, appropriateness, financial neutrality, and efficacy principles. RESULTS Although mechanical ventilation is clearly indicated in acute respiratory failure, diaphragm pacing improves life expectancy, increases quality of life, and reduces complications in patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency. CONCLUSION Diaphragm pacing should be given more consideration in appropriately selected patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency.
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Liu Y, Abula NM, Wang Q, Tong N, Zhang X, Aisha A, Wang S. Effect of external diaphragmatic pacing therapy on patients with chronic cor pulmonale: a randomized, controlled trial. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520965839. [PMID: 33208014 PMCID: PMC7683919 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520965839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effects of external diaphragmatic pacing (EDP) on patients with chronic cor pulmonale (CCP). Methods Fifty patients with CCP were enrolled in Kashgar Prefecture Second People’s Hospital in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China from 2016 to 2017. The patients were randomized into a group that received anti-CCP therapy (negative control group) or a group that received additional EDP treatment (EDP group). We recorded and compared maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC, and the 6-minute walking test between the two groups on the first and tenth days of treatment. Results Ten days after treatment began, MIP, FVC, and the 6-minute walking test were significantly improved in both groups. Importantly, MIP and FVC were significantly higher in the EDP group compared with the control group on the tenth day. Conclusion In addition to treatment for CCP, these patients can obtain extra benefit by using EDP treatment.
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- Yongchao Liu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Emergency Department, Kashgar Prefecture Second People's Hospital, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Emergency Department, Kashgar Prefecture Second People's Hospital, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Emergency Department, Kashgar Prefecture Second People's Hospital, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Effect of Long-Term Polytrauma on Ventilator-Induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in a Piglet Model. Shock 2020; 52:443-448. [PMID: 30300316 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mechanical ventilation is known to activate oxidative stress and proteolytic pathways in the diaphragm. Trauma by inducing inflammation and activating proteolytic pathways may potentiate the effects of mechanical ventilation on the diaphragm. In a blunt chest trauma with concomitant injuries we tested the hypothesis that trauma via inflammation further activates the proteolytic pathways and worsens atrophy in the diaphragm. MATERIAL AND METHODS Piglets were separated into two groups and underwent 72 h of mechanical ventilation. One group received a polytrauma (PT) by unilateral femur fracture, blunt chest trauma with lung contusion, laparotomy with standardized liver incision, and a predefined hemorrhagic shock. The second mechanically ventilated group (MV) did not receive any trauma. A non-ventilated group (Con) served as control.Diaphragmatic fiber dimensions, Western Blot analyses of proteolytic pathways, and lipid peroxidation and messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels of cytokines and nuclear factor kappa b subunit p65 were measured. RESULTS Active Caspase-3 was significantly increased in MV (P = 0.019), and in PT (P = 0.02) compared with Con. Nuclear factor kappa b subunit p65, was upregulated in PT (P = 0.010) compared with Con. IL-6 mRNA increased significantly in PT compared with Con (P = 0.0024) but did not differ between Con and MV. CONCLUSION Trauma and mechanical ventilation induced proteolysis and atrophy in the diaphragm, but only polytrauma induced an inflammatory response in the diaphragm. The additional traumatic inflammatory stimulus did not increase the levels of the prementioned variables. These data underline that inflammation is not a major contributor to ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction. TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBER AZ 84-02.04.2014.A265 (Landesamt für Natur-, Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutz, LANUV NRW, Germany).
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Tang H, Shrager JB. The Signaling Network Resulting in Ventilator-induced Diaphragm Dysfunction. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019; 59:417-427. [PMID: 29768017 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0022tr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving measure for those incapable of adequately ventilating or oxygenating without assistance. Unfortunately, even brief periods of MV result in diaphragm weakness (i.e., ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction [VIDD]) that may render it difficult to wean the ventilator. Prolonged MV is associated with cascading complications and is a strong risk factor for death. Thus, prevention of VIDD may have a dramatic impact on mortality rates. Here, we summarize the current understanding of the pathogenic events underlying VIDD. Numerous alterations have been proven important in both human and animal MV diaphragm. These include protein degradation via the ubiquitin proteasome system, autophagy, apoptosis, and calpain activity-all causing diaphragm muscle fiber atrophy, altered energy supply via compromised oxidative phosphorylation and upregulation of glycolysis, and also mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. Mitochondrial oxidative stress in fact appears to be a central factor in each of these events. Recent studies by our group and others indicate that mitochondrial function is modulated by several signaling molecules, including Smad3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, and FoxO. MV rapidly activates Smad3 and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, which upregulate mitochondrial oxidative stress. Additional roles may be played by angiotensin II and leaky ryanodine receptors causing elevated calcium levels. We present, here, a hypothetical scaffold for understanding the molecular pathogenesis of VIDD, which links together these elements. These pathways harbor several drug targets that could soon move toward testing in clinical trials. We hope that this review will shape a short list of the most promising candidates.
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- Huibin Tang
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford, California; and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford, California; and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California
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Tang H, L Kennedy C, Lee M, Gao Y, Xia H, Olguin F, Fraga DA, Ayers K, Choi S, Kim M, Tehrani A, Sowb YA, Rando TA, Shrager JB. Smad3 initiates oxidative stress and proteolysis that underlies diaphragm dysfunction during mechanical ventilation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14530. [PMID: 29109401 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11978-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Prolonged use of mechanical ventilation (MV) leads to atrophy and dysfunction of the major inspiratory muscle, the diaphragm, contributing to ventilator dependence. Numerous studies have shown that proteolysis and oxidative stress are among the major effectors of ventilator-induced diaphragm muscle dysfunction (VIDD), but the upstream initiator(s) of this process remain to be elucidated. We report here that periodic diaphragm contraction via phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) substantially reduces MV-induced proteolytic activity and oxidative stress in the diaphragm. We show that MV rapidly induces phosphorylation of Smad3, and PNS nearly completely prevents this effect. In cultured cells, overexpressed Smad3 is sufficient to induce oxidative stress and protein degradation, whereas inhibition of Smad3 activity suppresses these events. In rats subjected to MV, inhibition of Smad3 activity by SIS3 suppresses oxidative stress and protein degradation in the diaphragm and prevents the reduction in contractility that is induced by MV. Smad3's effect appears to link to STAT3 activity, which we previously identified as a regulator of VIDD. Inhibition of Smad3 suppresses STAT3 signaling both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, MV-induced diaphragm inactivity initiates catabolic changes via rapid activation of Smad3 signaling. An early intervention with PNS and/or pharmaceutical inhibition of Smad3 may prevent clinical VIDD.
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- Huibin Tang
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Department of Thoracic-cardio Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Respiratory Management Technologies, LLC., San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Respiratory Management Technologies, LLC., San Francisco, CA, USA
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- VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging and Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA. .,VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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