Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity

Abstract We investigated lung aeration during preoxygenation, mask ventilation, ventilation via endotracheal tube, and the two apnoeic phases in-between. Using electrical impedance tomography we assessed global inhomogeneity, ventral-to-dorsal ventilation distribution, the area of ventilated lung an...

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Main Authors: Silke Borgmann, Kim Linz, Johannes Schmidt, Sara Lozano-Zahonero, Christin Wenzel, Sashko Spassov, Stefan Schumann
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Kim Linz
Johannes Schmidt
Sara Lozano-Zahonero
Christin Wenzel
Sashko Spassov
Stefan Schumann
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description Abstract We investigated lung aeration during preoxygenation, mask ventilation, ventilation via endotracheal tube, and the two apnoeic phases in-between. Using electrical impedance tomography we assessed global inhomogeneity, ventral-to-dorsal ventilation distribution, the area of ventilated lung and end-expiratory lung volume loss. Global inhomogeneity was increased after the apnoeic phases (non-obese: 25%, obese: 66%, p<0.005 for both) and re-improved with the first breaths of mechanical ventilation (non-obese) or during mask ventilation only (obese). Ventral ventilation increased after the first (non-obese: 52%, obese: 36%) and second apnoeic phase (non-obese: 46%, obese: 36%) compared to spontaneous breathing (all p<0.005). Ventral ventilation was highest in the first eight breaths following the second apnoeic phase in non-obese patients and in the first breath during mask ventilation in patients with obesity. The area of ventilated lung was smallest during the first or first eight breaths following each apnoeic phase in both patient groups. The decrease of end-expiratory lung volume was more pronounced during the first (non-obese: 411 [95%CI 273, 549] ml, obese: 417 [95%CI 325, 509] ml) compared to the second apnoeic phase (non-obese: 239 [95%CI 166, 312] ml, obese: 285 [95%CI 188, 382] ml, p<0.02 for all cases). We conclude that lung derecruitment occurs during the apnoeic phases of anaesthesia induction and resolves partly with subsequent mechanical ventilation.
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spelling doaj-art-6c580e266cf747fcaf96b3e8f24bf5632025-08-20T02:41:33ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-03-011511910.1038/s41598-025-91217-3Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesitySilke Borgmann0Kim Linz1Johannes Schmidt2Sara Lozano-Zahonero3Christin Wenzel4Sashko Spassov5Stefan Schumann6Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of FreiburgAbstract We investigated lung aeration during preoxygenation, mask ventilation, ventilation via endotracheal tube, and the two apnoeic phases in-between. Using electrical impedance tomography we assessed global inhomogeneity, ventral-to-dorsal ventilation distribution, the area of ventilated lung and end-expiratory lung volume loss. Global inhomogeneity was increased after the apnoeic phases (non-obese: 25%, obese: 66%, p<0.005 for both) and re-improved with the first breaths of mechanical ventilation (non-obese) or during mask ventilation only (obese). Ventral ventilation increased after the first (non-obese: 52%, obese: 36%) and second apnoeic phase (non-obese: 46%, obese: 36%) compared to spontaneous breathing (all p<0.005). Ventral ventilation was highest in the first eight breaths following the second apnoeic phase in non-obese patients and in the first breath during mask ventilation in patients with obesity. The area of ventilated lung was smallest during the first or first eight breaths following each apnoeic phase in both patient groups. The decrease of end-expiratory lung volume was more pronounced during the first (non-obese: 411 [95%CI 273, 549] ml, obese: 417 [95%CI 325, 509] ml) compared to the second apnoeic phase (non-obese: 239 [95%CI 166, 312] ml, obese: 285 [95%CI 188, 382] ml, p<0.02 for all cases). We conclude that lung derecruitment occurs during the apnoeic phases of anaesthesia induction and resolves partly with subsequent mechanical ventilation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91217-3Electrical impedance tomographyInduction of anaesthesiaLoss of end-expiratory lung volumeVentilation distributionVentilation inhomogeneity
spellingShingle Silke Borgmann
Kim Linz
Johannes Schmidt
Sara Lozano-Zahonero
Christin Wenzel
Sashko Spassov
Stefan Schumann
Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
Scientific Reports
Electrical impedance tomography
Induction of anaesthesia
Loss of end-expiratory lung volume
Ventilation distribution
Ventilation inhomogeneity
title Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
title_full Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
title_fullStr Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
title_full_unstemmed Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
title_short Lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
title_sort lung recruitment state during induction of general anaesthesia in a prospective observational clinical study in patients without and with obesity
topic Electrical impedance tomography
Induction of anaesthesia
Loss of end-expiratory lung volume
Ventilation distribution
Ventilation inhomogeneity
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91217-3
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