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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · AJP Rep 2024; 14(02): e111-e119
DOI: 10.1055/a-2207-9917
Original Article

Lung Protective Ventilation during Pregnancy: An Observational Cohort Study

Yasaswi Kislovskiy 
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
Alisse Hauspurg
2   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3   Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
Chenell Donadee
4   Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
Sara Sakamoto
2   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3   Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
Raghavan Murugan
4   Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
› Author Affiliations Funding Y.K. has received consulting fees from Gilead Sciences. This work was supported by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health/Office of Research on Women's Health Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) NIH K12HD043441 scholar funds to A.H.
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Abstract

Objectives We sought to describe characteristics of mechanically ventilated pregnant patients, evaluate utilization of low-tidal-volume ventilation (LTVV) and high-tidal-volume ventilation (HTVV) by trimester, and describe maternal and fetal outcomes by ventilation strategy.

Study Design This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with mechanical ventilation for greater than 24 hours between July 2012 and August 2020 at a tertiary care academic medical center. We defined LTVV as average daily tidal volume 8 mL/kg of less of predicted body weight, and HTVV as greater than 8 mL/kg. We examined demographic characteristics, maternal and fetal characteristics, and outcomes by ventilation strategy.

Results We identified 52 ventilated pregnant women, 43 had LTVV, and 9 had HTVV. Acute respiratory distress syndrome occurred in 73% (N = 38) of patients, and infection was a common indication for ventilation (N = 33, 63%). Patients had LTVV more often than HTVV in all trimesters. Obstetric complications occurred frequently, 21% (N = 11) experienced preeclampsia or eclampsia, and among 43 patients with available delivery data, 60% delivered preterm (N = 26) and 16% had fetal demise (N = 7).

Conclusion LTVV was utilized more often than HTVV among pregnant women in all trimesters. There was a high prevalence of maternal and fetal morbidity and fetal mortality among our cohort.

Key Points

  • Our center utilized low tidal more often than high-tidal-volume ventilation during all trimesters of pregnancy.

  • Prone positioning can be performed at advanced gestations.

  • Infection is a common cause of antepartum ventilation.

Keywords

mechanical ventilation - obstetric - low-tidal-volume ventilation - respiratory illness - pregnancy


Publication History

Received: 25 March 2021

Accepted: 20 October 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
09 November 2023

Article published online:
16 April 2024

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