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  • Title: Correction of hypoxia and hypercapnia in COPD patients: effects on cerebrovascular flow.
    Author: Cannizzaro G, Garbin L, Clivati A, Pesce LI.
    Journal: Monaldi Arch Chest Dis; 1997 Feb; 52(1):9-12. PubMed ID: 9151513.
    Abstract:
    To assess the responsiveness of cerebral blood flow to arterial carbon dioxide tension (Pa,CO2), arterial oxygen tension (Pa,O2), and pH modifications, in chronic hypercapnia, we measured middle cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) by transcranial Doppler ultrasound in 13 chronically hypercapnic, long-term ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the following conditions: 1) breathing room air; 2) with oxygen supplementation; 3) during mechanical noninvasive intermittent positive pressure ventilation (nIPPV) with O2 enrichment. Under baseline conditions (room air), the CBFV was within the normal range. During oxygen administration, a statistically significant increase was obtained in Pa,O2 (6.5 +/- 0.6 vs 11.2 +/- 1.9 kPa (49.1 +/- 4.3 vs 84.3 +/- 14.6 mmHg)), without relevant variations in: CBFV (54.2 +/- 9.1 cm.s-1), Pa,CO2 (8.6 +/- 1.0 kPa (64.7 +/- 7.7 mmHg)) and hydrogen ion concentration [H+] (42.9 +/- 2.9 nM), compared to baseline values (CBFV = 52.8 +/- 10.7 cm.s-1; Pa,CO2 = (8.4 +/- 0.9 kPa (63.1 +/- 7.1 mmHg; [H+] = 41.8 +/- 2.8 nM). After nIPPV, Pa,O2 did not increase any further (10.6 +/- 1.7 kPa (79.2 +/- 12.7 mmHg)), while CBFV (40.9 +/- 12.6 cm.s-1), Pa,CO2 (7.5 +/- 1.3 kPa (56.2 +/- 9.4 mmHg)) and [H+] (39.1 +/- 4.6 nM) showed a significant reduction compared to oxygen therapy (p < 0.01). We therefore conclude that in chronically hypercapnic long-term ventilated patients cerebral blood flow depends mainly on changes in Pa,CO2 and [H+], whilst oxygen does not seem to interfere with cerebral flow velocity. The reduction of Pa,CO2, due to mechanical ventilation, may determine cerebral blood vessel constriction, with possible impairment of cerebral functions.
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