PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Roy J Cho AU - Alex Adams AU - Sum Ambur AU - Scott Lunos AU - Robert Shapiro AU - Matthew E Prekker TI - Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphragmatic Motion in Subjects With ARDS During Transpulmonary Pressure-Guided PEEP Titration AID - 10.4187/respcare.06643 DP - 2020 Mar 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 314--319 VI - 65 IP - 3 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/65/3/314.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/65/3/314.full AB - BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the effects of incremental PEEP titration in patients with ARDS on regional diaphragmatic motion with bedside ultrasound.METHODS: Dorsal diaphragmatic excursion (DDE) and ventral diaphragmatic excursion (VDE) were measured using anatomic M-mode ultrasonography of the right hemidiaphragm as PEEP was randomized to −6, −3, +3, and +6 cm H2O from baseline to achieve a positive transpulmonary pressure. Inter-operator variability of DDE was assessed in 10 separate subjects.RESULTS: A total of 14 subjects ventilated for ARDS were enrolled. Subjects had a mean age of 54 ± 12 y, mean PaO2/FIO2 = 137 ± 54 mm Hg, and mean sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score = 14 ± 1). Transpulmonary pressure, DDE, and DDE/VDE ratio increased with incremental PEEP titration (−1.15 cm H2O vs 3.63 cm H2O, P < .001; 4.9 mm vs 8.2 mm, P < .001; and 62% vs 93%, P < .001, respectively). When transpulmonary pressure became positive, a visual increase in DDE and DDE/VDE ratio 0.60 to 0.93 was observed (from 0.48 cm to 0.82 cm, R2 = 0.87, P = .02; and R2 = 0.93, P = .006, respectively). There was high agreement in DDE measurements between 2 ultrasonographers (intra-class correlation 0.987, P < .001).CONCLUSIONS: DDE was affected by incremental PEEP titration toward a positive transpulmonary pressure. The ultrasound assessment using anatomic M-mode allowed for specific measurement of regional diaphragmatic excursion. This pattern of motion in the dependent regions of the diaphragm during PEEP titration in subjects with ARDS achieving a positive transpulmonary pressure may reflect a potential target for future studies in the bedside assessment for lung recruitment. (Clinical Trials.gov registration NCT02463773.)