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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 Aug 25;102(34):e35007.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035007.

Comparison between pressure-controlled and manual ventilation during anesthetic induction in patients with expected difficult airway: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Jeong Jun Park  1 , Hyunyoung Seong  2 , Hyub Huh  3 , Ji Soo Kwak  2 , Heechan Park  2 , Seung Zhoo Yoon  2 , Jang Eun Cho  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparison between pressure-controlled and manual ventilation during anesthetic induction in patients with expected difficult airway: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Jeong Jun Park et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Background: Gastric insufflation can cause gastric regurgitation, which may be exacerbated in patients who are expected to have difficult airways. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in respiratory parameters and the frequency of gastric insufflation according to the ventilation mode during the anesthestic induction on patients who were predicted to have difficult facemask ventilation.

Methods: A total of eighty patients with expected airway difficulties were included. Patient were allocated to 2 groups (n = 40 each). In the manual ventilation group, ventilation was performed by putting a mask on the patient's face with 1-hand and adjusting the pressure limiting valve to 15 cm H2O. In the pressure-controlled ventilation group, a mask was held in place using 2-handed jaw-thrust maneuver. The pressure-controlled ventilation was applied and peak inspiration pressure was adjusted to achieve a tidal volume of 6 to 8 mL/kg. The primary outcome was the difference of the peak airway pressure between 2 groups every 30 seconds for 120 seconds duration of mask ventilation. We also evaluated respiratory variables including peak airway pressure, End-tidal carbon dioxide and also gastric insufflation using ultrasonography.

Results: The pressure-controlled ventilation group demonstrated lower peak airway pressure than the manual ventilation group (P = .005). End-tidal carbon dioxide was higher in the pressure-controlled ventilation group (P = .012). The incidence of gastric insufflation assessed by real-time ultrasonography of the gastric antrum was higher in the manual ventilation group than in the pressure-controlled ventilation group [3 (7.5%) vs 17 (42.5%), risk ratio (95% confidence interval): 0.06 to 0.56, P = .003].

Conclusions: Pressure-controlled ventilation during facemask ventilation in patients who were expected to have difficult airways showed a lower gastric insufflation rate with low peak airway pressure compared to manual ventilation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Flow diagram of selection of patients.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Gastric insufflation with a typical comet-tail artifact (white arrow) on real-time ultrasonography.
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Figure 3.
Peak airway pressure.
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End-tidal carbon dioxide.
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