New clinically relevant sheep model of severe respiratory failure secondary to combined smoke inhalation/cutaneous flame injury

Scott K. Alpard, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Weike Tao, Donald J. Deyo, Daniel L. Traber, Akhil Bidani

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Abstract

Objectives: To develop a predictable, dose-dependent, clinically relevant model of severe respiratory failure associated with a 40% total body surface area, full-thickness (third-degree) cutaneous flame burn and smoke inhalation injury in adult sheep. Design: Model development. Setting: Research laboratory. Subjects: Adult female sheep (n = 22). Interventions: Animals were divided into three groups, determined by the number of smoke breaths administered (24, 36, 48) for a graded inhalation injury. The smoke was insufflated into a tracheostomy with a modified bee smoker at airway temperatures <40°C. All animals concurrently received a 40% total body surface area (third-degree) cutaneous flame burn to the body (flanks). After injury, the animals were placed on volume-controlled ventilation to achieve PaO2 >60 mm Hg and PaCO2 <40 mm Hg. Arterial blood gases and ventilator settings were monitored every 6 hrs postinjury for up to 7 days. Measurements and Main Results: All animals survived the induction of injury. In the 24 smoke breath/40% total body surface area burn (24/40) group, PaO2/FIO2 never decreased below 300, and peak inspiratory pressure was consistently <14 cm H2O with normal arterial blood gases throughout the observation period. With 36 smoke breaths/40% total body surface area burn (36/40) (n = 7), all animals had PaO2/FIO2 of <200 and peak inspiratory pressure of 20 cm H2O within 40-48 hrs, as 30% died during the study period. With 48 smoke breaths/40% total body surface area burn (48/40) (n = 12), all animals developed respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in 24-30 hrs, but none survived the experimental period. Conclusions: Development of RDS by smoke and cutaneous flame burn injury depends on smoke inhalation dose. A combination of 36 breaths of smoke and a 40% total body surface area (third-degree) cutaneous flame burn injury can induce severe RDS (PaO2/FIO2 <200) within 40-48 hrs to allow evaluation of various treatment modalities of RDS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1469-1476
Number of pages8
JournalCritical care medicine
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Acute respiratory failure
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Arteriovenous carbon dioxide removal
  • Burn injury
  • Ovine model
  • Sheep
  • Smoke inhalation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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