| Sumario: | BACKGROUND: The use of noninvasive ventilation in patients with left-ventricular dysfunction may increase cardiac performance by decreasing inspiratory effort and left-ventricular afterload. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the acute effects of noninvasive ventilation on centralvenous oxygen saturation (...) and blood lactate in subjects with left-ventricular dysfunction during the early postoperative phase of coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS: This study included 100 subjects during the postoperative phase of elective coronary artery bypass grafting. Blood samples, at 5 time points, were collected to assess tissue perfusion markers (ie, ... and blood lactate) as follows: (1) the intraoperative period (after anesthesia induction); (2) 20 min after ICU arrival, under intermittent mandatory ventilation; (3) 20 min after extubation with spontaneous breathing; (4) after 1 h of noninvasive ventilation; and (5) 20 min after discontinuation of noninvasive ventilation. RESULTS: A significant increase in the blood lactate and a drop in the ... were observed on arrival to the ICU compared with intraoperative values (P < .001). After extubation, during spontaneous breathing, the ... significantly decreased (P = .02), whereas the blood lactate increased, although not significantly (P = .21) compared with intermittent mandatory ventilation on arrival to the ICU. During the application of noninvasive ventilation, the ... significantly increased (P = .048) and the blood lactate significantly decreased (P = .008) compared with spontaneous breathing values after extubation. After noninvasive ventilation discontinuation, the ... and blood lactate did not change compared with measures taken during noninvasive ventilation; higher values of ... were maintained compared with those obtained after extubation (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The acute application of noninvasive ventilation improved ... and decreased the blood lactate in subjects with left-ventricular dysfunction during the early postoperative phase after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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