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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ventilation on the pancreas was studied in 22 anesthetized minipigs. Five pigs were treated with intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) for 21 h (Group I) and six pigs were treated with a PEEP of 15 cm H2O for 21 h (Group II). We next explored the influence of PEEP ventilation while stimulating the pancreas with Ceruletide, a synthetic cholecystokinin (CCK) analog, at 2.3 micrograms/kg per h.i.v. for 3 h. Ventilation with IPPV for 4 h (n = 5, group III) was compared with PEEP of 15 cm H2O for 4 h (n = 6, group IV). Changes in serum-lipase were observed in all groups. The average lipase level rose from 12.6 U/l to 67 U/l group I and from 15.1 U/l to 129.2 U/l in group II (P = 0.025 for group I vs group II). In group IV (PEEP and Ceruletide), the mean lipase level rose about six times more than in group III (IPPV and Ceruletide). The difference was significant (P less than 0.00005). By three-factor ANOVA analysis, effects due to the drug (P less than 0.000006) and to PEEP (P less than 0.038) as well as a threefold interaction could be demonstrated, i.e., using Ceruletide a greater PEEP effect on lipase than without the drug (P less than 0.023) took place. There were no significant histological changes of the pancreas in groups I and III. In group II (21 h PEEP), vacuolization of acinar cells was evident; on the ultrastructural level, indication was given that these vacuoles derived both from the Golgi apparatus and from fusion of individual zymogen granules. In group IV (PEEP and Ceruletide), the focal appearance of fatty-tissue necrosis and acinar cells as well as hemorrhage of the gland was observed. We conclude that PEEP ventilation impairs the function of the pancreas and produces even more deleterious effects when the gland is stimulated. These effects should be considered when PEEP is used in clinical practice in the treatment of acute pancreatitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9130
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
191
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ventilation on the exocrine pancreas in minipigs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study