Abstract:Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation in patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in lateral and prone positions.Methods A total of 120 ARDS patients admitted to Xuancheng People's Hospital from June 2020 to December 2021 were selected and divided into 4 groups according to the etiology and ventilation method. The patients with pulmonary ARDS treated in lateral position were recorded as group A (29 cases), patients with extrapulmonary ARDS treated in lateral position were recorded as group B (30 cases), patients with pulmonary ARDS treated in prone position were recorded as group C (31 cases), and patients with extrapulmonary ARDS treated in prone position were recorded as group D (30 cases). The changes of blood gas indicators, respiratory mechanics indexes, cardiac function indexes, and hemodynamic indexes before and after treatment were compared among the 4 groups. The incidence of complications, duration of mechanical ventilation, and short-term prognosis of the patients after treatment were recorded.Results The partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and PaO2 / fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of the 4 groups before, 1 h and 3 h after the body position change were compared via the repeated measures ANOVA, and the results demonstrated that PaO2 and PaO2 / FiO2 were different among the time points (F = 8.365 and 9.001, both P = 0.000) and among the groups (F = 9.025 and 8.747, both P = 0.000). The change trends of PaO2 and PaO2 / FiO2 were also different among the four groups (F = 8.779 and 7.988, both P = 0.000). The peak airway pressure, rapid shallow breathing index, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and central venous pressure (CVP) of the 4 groups before, 1 h and 3 h after the body position change were compared via the repeated measures ANOVA, and the results demonstrated that these indexes were not different among the time points (F = 2.143, 1.372, 1.854, 1.879 and 1.266, P = 0.092, 0.252, 0.086, 0.134 and 0.287) or among the groups (F = 1.869, 1.752, 1.003, 0.803 and 0.708, P = 0.084, 0.157, 0.459, 0.494 and 0.548). The change trends of these indexes were also not different among the groups (F = 2.246, 1.657, 1.963, 2.010 and 2.225, P = 0.079, 0.177, 0.080, 0.114 and 0.086). The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of the 4 groups before, 1 h, and 3 h after the body position change were compared via the repeated measures ANOVA, and the results demonstrated that LEVF was different among the time points (F = 6.011, P = 0.000) but not among the groups (F = 1.957, P = 0.081). There was a significant difference in the change trend of LVEF among the 4 groups (F = 6.032, P = 0.000). No severe complications occurred during the treatment period in the 4 groups. There was no significant difference in the duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality among the 4 groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions The synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation better improves the blood gas indexes in patients with extrapulmonary ARDS than those in patients with pulmonary ARDS. In addition, mechanical ventilation in prone position outperforms that in lateral position in improving the pulmonary ventilation in patients with ARDS.