The 'exponential peeling' technique has been applied to minute ventilation and tidal volume transients occurring after the abrupt removal of 7,6 and 5% CO2 in inspired air. These transients, in many cases, were found to be composed of three exponential components, each contributing to the total ventilatory response and each having individual time responses. Gelfand and Lambertsen (1973) have attributed these components to the peripheral chemoreceptors as a group and to two central chemoreceptors. Statistical analysis to determine the constancy of the contribution of the three components over the the range of CO2 values studied showed that, although the values for each at the different stimulus levels were not significantly different, the great subject-to-subject variation in the data precluded a firm conclusion about the constancy of the components. Because of a number of considerations it was concluded that exponential peeling of respiratory transients following abrupt removal of CO2 inhalation is not a satisfactory way to approach the problem of the numbers, relative contributions and time responses of the various receptor groups comprising the respiratory controller.

Obesity, as an inflammatory state, can cause multi-organ disease, which often manifested in poor physical fitness involving the respiratory, cardio-vascular and muscles limitation. Bariatric surgery has become an important treatment option in severe obesity. The remarkably and rapid surgical weight loss, the obese patient gave feedback that they can walk further, but feels “no energy in his feet to speed up, when they need to run a few steps to catch the bus”. Had her physical condition already improved? Does weight loss after surgery equal improved physical condition? How does the heart, lungs, and muscles response to exercise? In order to search for the answer, we reviewed the previous relevant research, regarding the changes of postoperative aerobic capacity and we tried to discuss from a holistic perspective our observations.The thesis is divided into two modules including three studies.The first module including study 1 and 2, which are designed to identifies the determinants of the aerobic exercise capacity following weight loss reduced by bariatric surgery. We turn the daily problems feedback from obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery into three scientific questions:- What is the impact of adipose tissue on determinants of aerobic exercise capacity?- What is the impact of bariatric surgery on determinants of aerobic exercise capacity?- Do obese patients return to normal after bariatric surgery?Based on the limited knowledge and experience of predecessors about how obesity influences exercise pulmonary hemodynamics, the second module including study 3, which are designed to further analysed the right ventricle - pulmonary circulation during exercise and to answer the following question:- how does obesity affect right ventricular, pulmonary circulation and gas exchange adaptation during exercise?To answer these questions, we recruited 29 obese subjects and paired to age-, sex- and height- matched 29 healthy controls. A subgroup of thirteen patients who underwent bariatric surgery were retested 6 months after surgery and compared with theirs controls. Then, we comprehensive analysed the results of following tests: blood test, clinical assessment, body composition analysis, muscle strength measurements, pulmonary function (spirometry and diffusion capacity), exercise stress echocardiography, questionnaires and exercise capacity tests.The results of study 1 shown that, obese subjects had lower weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and SF-36 scores, maximal workload and peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) relative to body weight, but similar absolute VO2peak. Bariatric surgery resulted in -22% body weight,vi- 34% fat mass, -40% visceral adipose tissue and -12% lean mass (LM) changes. Absolute handgrip, quadriceps or respiratory muscle strength remained unaffected but accompanied by an increase in MVPA, SF-36 scores and quadriceps strength relative to LM. No changes in absolute VO2peak were observed after surgery but the ventilatory threshold was decreased.The results of study 2 shown that, obese subject had lower resting lung diffusion capacity with mainly a reduction in pulmonary capillary blood volume and alveolar volume (VA). After bariatric surgery, lung diffusion capacity for nitric oxide, VA and membrane diffusion capacity have improved to varying degrees.The results of study 3 shown that, there was no difference in pulmonary circulation at rest between the two groups, but the pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRi) was higher with lower heart rate, cardiac output, cardiac index (CI) and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) in obese subjects at peak exercise. After being normalized by CI at a common maximum exercise level, the PVRi was still higher, but the difference of mPAP disappeared and manifested a higher mPAP and mPAP/CI slope. The tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion /systolic PAP was lower at rest and at a common maximum exercise level when normalized by CI.In summary, obesity was associated to low vigorous daily physical activity levels, SF-36 physical and mental component scores, higher muscle mass but lower strength/LM ratio and aerobic capacity. Lower spirometry and lung diffusion capacity with mainly reduction in Vc and VA may also limit maximum aerobic exercise capacity. At rest, the pulmonary hemodynamic is preserved, but with a weakness of right ventricular-arterial coupling. At exercise, obesity has a modest, but observable impact on the pulmonary circulation and right ventricular adaptation at exercise, with unexhausted chronotropic reserve and normal chemo-sensibility.Bariatric surgery shows beneficial effects on fat mass loss, metabolic parameters, daily physical activities, SF-36 scores, lung function and stimulated the chronotropic response. However, aerobic capacity is not improved and is associated with a reduced LM and ventilatory threshold potentially triggering hyperventilation. / Doctorat en Sciences de la motricité / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

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京都大学 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(医学) / 乙第13580号 / 論医博第2302号 / 新制||医||1069(附属図書館) / (主査)教授 平井 豊博, 教授 江木 盛時, 教授 齋藤 潤 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

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Les pathologies respiratoires obstructives de l’enfant (asthme et broncho-alvéolites) sont l’une des principales causes d’admission en réanimation pédiatrique. Depuis plusieurs années, des progrès ont été faits pour réduire l’invasivité des soins se traduisant par une réduction de la morbidité. L’objectif de ce travail de thèse est de s’appuyer sur des mécanismes physiopathologiques pour proposer des stratégies d’optimisation ventilatoire et non ventilatoire chez ces enfants. Nous avons évalué l’impact du décubitus ventral couplé à la ventilation non invasive chez les nourrissons atteints de bronchiolite grave. Le décubitus ventral permet de réduire significativement l’effort inspiratoire et d’améliorer le couplage électromécanique du diaphragme. Ensuite nous avons évalué la « neurally adjusted ventilatory assist » (NAVA) qui est un mode ventilatoire proportionnel basé sur l’activité électrique du diaphragme. Nous avons démontré que la NAVA améliorait la synchronisation patient-respirateur et réduisait le travail respiratoire en comparaison à la « nasal continuous positive airway pressure » (nCPAP). Enfin, dans la pathologie asthmatique nous avons également décrit la faisabilité du haut débit nasal dans cette population. Ces stratégies nécessitent maintenant d’être validées sur des critères cliniques et feront l’objet de deux études multicentriques randomisées / Obstructive lung disease in children (asthma and bronchiolitis) are one of the main causes of admission to pediatric intensive care units. For several years, progress has been made to reduce the invasiveness of care resulting in a decrease in associated morbidity. The main objective of the thesis was to propose new ventilatory and non-ventilatory strategies based on physiopathology to optimize the care of such children.In children with severe bronchiolitis we evaluated the impact of prone position associated with non-invasive ventilation. The prone position decreases significantly the inspiratory work of breathing and improves the neuromechanical efficiency of the diaphragm. We also evaluated the effect of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) that is a proportional ventilatory mode based on the electrical activity of the diaphragm. We demonstrated that NAVA improved the patient-ventilator interactions and decrease the work of breathing in comparison with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). We also evaluated the feasibility of high flow nasal cannula as a respiratory support in children with severe asthma attack. These strategies need now to be validated on clinical outcomes and are the subject of two ongoing multicenter randomized trials

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:18:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6556.pdf: 2232464 bytes, checksum: d84f3d538456b42ad0ec52f81c1f7771 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-11 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / This thesis consisted of two studies described below. The Study 1 aimed to investigate if expiratory flow limitation (EFL) present at moderate intensity exercise in subjects following myocardial infarction (MI) (as shown in a previous study conducted in our laboratory) already manifests in those with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Forty-one men aged 40-65 years were allocated into four different groups: 1) stable coronary artery disease (SCADG) (n=9), 2) recent myocardial infarction (RMIG) (n=8), 3) late myocardial infarction group (LMIG) (n=12), and 4) health control group (CG) (n=12). Two cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) at constant workload (moderate and high intensity) were applied and EFL was evaluated by exercise flow-volume loops. We observed that during moderate intensity exercise the RMIG and LMIG presented with a significantly higher number of subjects with EFL compared to the CG, while no significant difference was observed among groups at high intensity exercise. Regarding the degree of expiratory flow limitation, the RMIG and LMIG showed significantly higher values at moderate intensity exercise when compared to the CG. At high intensity exercise, significantly higher values for the degree of expiratory flow limitation were observed only in the LMIG compared to the CG. We concluded that an EFL was only present in MI groups (recent and late) during moderate intensity exercise; whereas at high intensity exercise all groups presented EFL. Thus, EFL observed at moderate intensity exercise in both MI groups may be linked to the consequences of event and not to CAD. Following, the Study II aimed to investigate the indexes of circulatory (CP) and ventilatory power (VP) in CAD patients. Eighty-seven men were studied aged 40-65 years, being 42 subjects in the CAD group and 45 in the CG. CPX was performed on a treadmill and the following measures were obtained: 1) peak oxygen consumption (VO2), 2) peak heart rate (HR), 3) peak blood pressure (BP), 4) peak rate-pressure product (peak systolic BP x peak HR), 5) peak oxygen pulse = (peak VO2/peak HR), 6) the oxygen uptake efficiency (OUES), 7) the carbon dioxide production efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope), 8) CP (peak VO2 x peak systolic BP) and 9) VP (peak systolic BP/VE/VCO2 slope). The CAD group had significantly lower values for peak VO2, peak HR, peak systolic BP, peak rate-pressure product, peak oxygen pulse, the OUES, CP and VP and significantly higher values for peak diastolic BP and the VE/VCO2 slope compared to the CG. Furthermore, a stepwise regression analysis showed that CP was influenced by the group and VP was influenced both by group and by number of vessels with stenosis after treatment. Given the findings, we concluded that the indices of CP and VP were lower in men with CAD compared to CG. Thus, both studies brought important findings related to the responses of the cardiovascular, pulmonary and musculoskeletal systems of patients with CAD during physical exercise, bringing many contributions to clinical practice and assisting in the prescription of exercise training. / Esta tese constou de 2 estudos descritos a seguir. O Estudo I teve como objetivo verificar se a limitação ao fluxo expiratório (LFE) presente na moderada intensidade do exercício em sujeitos com infarto do miocárdio (IM) (conforme mostrado em estudo prévio realizado em nosso laboratório) já está presente naqueles com doença arterial coronariana (DAC) estável. Quarenta e um homens com idade entre 40 e 65 anos foram alocados em quatro diferentes grupos: 1) DAC estável (GDAC) (n=9), 2) IM recente (GIMR) (n=8), 3) IM tardio (GIMT) (n=12) e, 4) grupo controle saudável (GC) (n=12). Dois testes de exercício cardiopulmonar (TECP) em carga constante (moderada e alta intensidade) foram aplicados e a LFE foi avaliada por meio da alça fluxo-volume corrente durante o exercício. Nós observamos que durante a moderada intensidade do exercício somente os GIMR e GIMT apresentaram número significativamente maior de sujeitos com LFE comparados ao GC, enquanto nenhuma diferença significativa foi observada entre os grupos na alta intensidade do exercício. Em relação ao grau de LFE, tanto o GIMR como o GIMT apresentaram significativamente maiores valores de LFE na moderada intensidade do exercício comparado ao GC, e na alta intensidade do exercício foi observado maior grau de LFE somente para o GIMT em relação ao GC. Concluímos que a LFE esteve presente somente nos grupos com IM (recente e tardio) durante a moderada intensidade do exercício; já na alta intensidade do exercício todos os grupos apresentaram LFE. Diante do exposto, a LFE observada na moderada intensidade do exercício em ambos os grupos com IM pode estar relacionada às consequências do evento e não à DAC. Na sequência, o Estudo II objetivou investigar os índices da potência circulatória (PC) e ventilatória (PV) em pacientes com DAC comparados a indivíduos saudáveis. Para isso foram estudados oitenta e sete homens com idade entre 45 a 65 anos, sendo 42 sujeitos no grupo DAC e 45 no GC. Um TECP foi realizado em esteira e as seguintes variáveis foram obtidas: 1) consumo de oxigênio (VO2) pico, 2) frequência cardíaca (FC) pico, pressão arterial (PA) pico, duplo produto pico (PA sistólica pico x FC pico), 5) pulso de oxigênio pico (VO2 pico dividido pela FC pico), 6) eficiência ventilatória para o consumo de oxigênio (OUES), 7) eficiência ventilatória para a produção de dióxido de carbono (VE/VCO2 slope), 8) PC (VO2 pico x PA sistólica pico) e 9) PV (PA sistólica pico dividido pelo VE/VCO2 slope). O grupo DAC apresentou significativamente menores valores no pico do exercício de VO2, FC, PA sistólica, duplo produto, pulso de oxigênio, OUES, PC e PV e, significativamente maiores valores de PA diastólica e VE/VCO2 slope em relação ao GC. Além disso, uma análise de regressão pelo método stepwise mostrou que a PC foi influenciada pelo grupo e a PV tanto pelo grupo quanto pelo número de vasos com estenose pós tratamento. Diante dos achados, nós concluímos que os índices da PC e PV foram menores em homens com DAC comparados ao GC. Desta forma, ambos os estudos trouxeram importantes achados relacionados às respostas dos sistemas cardiovascular, pulmonar e musculoesquelético de pacientes com DAC durante o exercício físico, trazendo contribuições para a prática clínica e auxiliando na prescrição do treinamento físico.

Le contrôle de la ventilation procède d’une interaction complexe entre des efférences centrales à destination des groupes musculaires ventilatoires et des afférences ventilatoires provenant de mécano et de chémorécepteurs. Cette commande de la ventilation s’adapte en permanence aux besoins ventilatoires. L’activation électrique du diaphragme (EAdi) informe sur la commande ventilatoire, la charge des muscles respiratoires, la synchronie patient-ventilateur et l’efficacité de la ventilation des patients de réanimation. L’utilisation inadaptée d’un mode deventilation spontanée avec une sur ou sous-assistance peut entrainer des dysfonctions diaphragmatiques, des lésions alvéolaires et des asynchronies. La première étude a permis de cibler l’assistance du mode NAVA en fonction de l’EAdi enregistrée lors d’un échec de test de sevrage. Nous avons observé une augmentation quotidienne de cette EAdi au cours du sevrage jusqu’à l’extubation. La deuxième étude a montré que cette augmentation n’est pas associée à une modification de l’efficacité neuro-ventilatoire lors du test de sevrage, possiblement en rapport avec l’inhibition d’une sédation résiduelle. La troisième étude a montré l’importance de l’inhibition de cette sédation résiduelle par midazolam sur l’EAdi et le volume courant au début du sevrage ainsi que la corrélation qui existe entre les deux. Une dernière étude a montré l’absence d’augmentation du volume courant sous NAVA chez des patients transplantés pulmonaires aux poumons dénervés sans réflexe de Herring Breuer par rapport à un groupe contrôle. Par ailleurs le volume courant sous NAVA était corrélé à la capacité pulmonaire totale. Ces études ont montré l’intérêt du monitorage l’EAdi dans le sevrage. / The control of breathing results from a complex interaction involving differentrespiratory centers, which feed signals to a central control mechanism that, in turn, provides outputto the effector muscles. Afferent inputs arising from chemo- and mechanoreceptors, related to thephysical status of the respiratory system and to the activation of the respiratory muscles, modulatepermanently the respiratory command to adapt ventilation to the needs. Diaphragm electricalactivation provides information about respiratory drive, respiratory muscle loading, patientventilatorsynchrony and efficiency of breathing in critically ill patients. The use of inappropriatelevel of assist during spontaneous breathing with over or under assist might be harmful withdiaphragmatic dysfunction, alveolar injury and asynchrony. The first study settled NAVA modeaccording to the EAdi recorded during a failed spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). An unexpecteddaily increase of EAdi has been found during SBT until extubation. The second study did not findany increase of the neuroventilatory efficiency during weaning, possibly because of residualsedation. A third study described the inhibition of residual sedation on EAdi and tidal volume at thebeginning of the weaning, and the correlation between them. The last study did not find anyincrease of tidal volume under NAVA after lung transplantation, with denervated lung withoutHerring Breuer reflex, compared to a control group. Moreover tidal volume under NAVA wascorrelated to total lung capacity. These studies highlight the interest of EAdi monitoring duringweaning.

A principal causa da disfunção respiratória em equinos durante anestesia geral inalatória é atribuída à hipoxemia devido a formação de áreas de atelectasias. Visando reverter estes quadros são instituídas as manobras de recrutamento alveolar (MRA) através da administração de elevadas pressões no sistema respiratório. Estas manobras quando utilizadas de maneira inadequada podem contribuir para a formação de atelectasias, barotrauma, volutrauma e até mesmo atelectrauma; sendo de suma importância a sua monitoração. Com isso, uma nova técnica, a tomografia por impedância elétrica (TIE), vem sendo estudada, no qual, seu funcionamento se dá por emissão de corrente elétrica de baixa frequência e intensidade nos tecidos, gerando uma imagem dos tecidos avaliados. Sendo assim, o objetivo do presente estudo experimental foi avaliar se na espécie equina a TIE é capaz de visualizar as alterações de volume corrente global e regional, em pulmões saudáveis, durante a ventilação mecânica e escalonamento da PEEP como MRA. Para tanto foram utilizados 14 equinos de peso médio de 306 kg, submetidos a anestesia geral inalatória em decúbito dorsal. Os animais foram mecanicamente ventilados com volume corrente de 14 mL/kg e frequência respiratória de 7-9 mpm. Foi instituída manobra de recrutamento alveolar, aumentando-se a PEEP de 5 em 5 cmH2O, a cada 5 minutos, até 32 cmH2O, seguido de seu decréscimo também de 5 em 5 cmH2O, a cada 5 minutos, até 7 cmH2O. Foram realizadas coletadas de amostras de sangue arterial para hemogasometria, imagens do TIE e registrados os parâmetros hemodinâmicos e de mecânica respiratória em cada estágio do escalonamento da PEEP. Durante a MRA foram observados aumento na PaO2/FiO2 dos pacientes assim como aumento na complacência estática pulmonar, associado a uma diminuição no shunt pulmonar, e deslocamento da ventilação para região pulmonar dependente por meio da TIE, principalmente em PEEP acima de 17 cmH2O. Como efeitos adversos foram observados alterações em parâmetros hemodinâmicos sendo estas transitórias. Portanto o TIE demonstrou-se capaz de avaliar as mudanças de ventilação pulmonar durante a MRA e mostrou relação com os ganhos em oxigenação e mecânica pulmonar. / The main cause of respiratory dysfunction in horses under isoflurane anaesthesia is hypoxemia attributed to the atelectasis formation areas. In order to revert these sets, alveolar recruitment manoeuvres (ARM) are instituted through high pressures administration in the respiratory system. These manoeuvres when used improperly can contribute to the atelectasis formation, barotrauma, volutrauma and even atelectrauma; being of utmost importance its monitoring. A new technique, electrical impedance tomography (EIT), has been studied, in which its operation is due to the low frequency and intensity of electric current emission in the tissues, generating tissues images for evaluation. Therefore, the present experimental study aimed to evaluate whether in horses the EIT is able to visualize changes of global and regional tidal volume in healthy lungs during mechanical ventilation and titration of PEEP as ARM. For this purpose, 14 horses weighting 306 kg were used, undergoing general inhalation anaesthesia in dorsal recumbence. The animals were mechanically ventilated with tidal volume of 14 mL/kg and respiration rate of 7-9 bpm. An alveolar recruitment manoeuvre was instituted, increasing the PEEP by 5 cmH2O every 5 minutes until 32 cmH2O, followed by decreasing it by 5 cmH2O every 5 minutes to 7 cmH2O. Arterial blood samples were collected for hemogasometry, EIT images and hemodynamic parameters and respiratory mechanics were recorded at each stage of PEEP. During ARM, patients\' PaO2/FiO2 increased as well as increased pulmonary static compliance, associated with a decrease in pulmonary shunt, and pulmonary ventilation moving to dependent areas, mainly when 17 cmH2O or more were applied. As adverse effects were observed transient changes in hemodynamic parameters. So TIE is capable of presenting the changes in pulmonary ventilation in horse in dorsal recumbency undergoing ARM, and showed good relation to oxygenation gain and respiratory mechanics.

Introdução: Desmame da ventilação mecânica representa um importante desafio no ambiente de terapia intensiva. Os preditores ao desmame têm se mostrado pouco sensíveis e a falência na extubação pode determinar prolongada ventilação mecânica, aumento do tempo de permanência na UTI, na internação hospitalar, com consequentemente aumento nos custos hospitalares e aumento da morbidade e mortalidade. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar se novos indicadores: BNP (peptídeo natriurético Tipo-B), CPO (cardiac power out put) e VeRT (tempo de recuperação do volume minuto), são mais sensíveis em comparação aos preditores já utilizado para o desmame ventilatório. Método: Foram prospectivamente avaliados 101 pacientes no pós-operatório de Revascularização do Miocárdio. As variáveis respiratórias analisadas foram: freqüência respiratória, volume corrente, volume minuto, índice de respiração rápida e superficial, complacência estática, índice de oxigenação (PaO2/FiO2). As variáveis hemodinâmicas e metabólicas foram: FC, PAM, PVC, PCP, DC, IC, Lactato, SvO2, ERO2, D(a-v)O2, DO2 e VO2. Foram também testados os novos indicadores CPO, BNP e VeRT. Consideramos aptos para extubação os pacientes que apresentaram nível de consciência adequado e critérios positivos para o desmame corriqueiramente utilizados em U.T.I. Resultados: No total de 713 pacientes observados, 105 pacientes foram incluídos no estudo, desses pacientes quatro não foram extubados por desconforto respiratório, dos 101 pacientes acompanhados, 88 (88%) evoluíram com sucesso ao desmame e 12 (12%) evoluíram com insucesso. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos, no que diz respeito aos dados antropométricos. As variáveis: freqüência respiratória, volume corrente, volume minuto, índice de respiração rápida e superficial, complacência estática, PaO2/FiO2, FC, PAM, PVC, PCP, DC, IC, DO2, VO2, Lactato e os novos indicadores CPO e VeRT, não foram sensíveis como preditores de sucesso ao desmame. Na análise multivariada o grupo sucesso apresentou até o momento pré-extubação, um menor tempo de permanência de U.T.I. (3,9 x 10,33, p=0, 024), menor tempo de internação hospitalar (11,29 x 16,08, p=0,047), menor necessidade de inotrópico dobutamina (12,90 x 16,67, p=0,049), uma maior SVO2 (69,18 x 61,67, p 0,002), menor ERO2 (0,45 x 0,62, p=0,03), menor D(a-v)O2 (4,34 x 5,10, p=0,039), e um menor nível de BNP (98,94 x 303,33, p=0,020), quando comparado com grupo insucesso, nesta ultima variável BNP à análise da curva ROC, mostrou uma sensibilidade de 83% e especificidade 87%. Conclusão: A prevalência de insucesso ao desmame ventilatório no pósoperatório de cirurgia cardíaca foi de 12%, os pacientes que evoluíram com insucesso apresentaram maior tempo de U.T.I., maior tempo de internação hospitalar e maior necessidade de inotrópico. No momento pré-extubação altos níveis de BNP, D(a-v)O2, ERO2 e baixo valores de SvO2, são preditores de sucesso ao desmame. Com isso a adequada otimização hemodinâmica prévia a extubação deve ser alcançada nessa população para se conseguir um seguro e precoce desmame da ventilação mecânica / Introduction: Weaning from mechanical ventilation represents a major challenge in the intensive care setting. The weaning predictors have shown little sensitivity and extubation failure may determine prolonged mechanical ventilation, prolonged ICU stay and prolonged hospitalization, with a consequent increase in hospital costs and increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether new indicators (BNP, CPO and VeRT), are more sensitive compared with predictors already used for weaning. Method: We prospectively evaluated 101 patients in post-operation stage of Myocardial Revascularization. Respiratory variables were analyzed: respiratory rate, tidal volume, minute volume, index of rapid shallow breathing, static compliance, oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2). The hemodynamic and metabolic variables were: HR, MAP, CVP, PCWP, DC, IC, Lactate, SvO2, ERO2, D(a-v)O2, DO2 and VO2. We also tested the new indicators CPO, BNP and VeRT. We considered suitable for extubation patients that had appropriate levels of awareness and positive criteria for weaning routinely used in ICU. Results: From a total of 713 patients observed, 105 patients were included in the study; from these patients 4 were not extubated because of respiratory distress. From the 101 patients enrolled, 89 (88%) had successful weaning and 12 (12%) developed failure. There was no statistically significant difference between groups with respect to demographics. The variables: respiratory rate, tidal volume, minute volume, index of rapid shallow breathing, static compliance, PaO2/FiO2, HR, MAP, CVP, PCWP, DC, CI, DO2, VO2, lactate and new indicators CPO and VeRT were not as sensitive predictors of successful weaning. In multivariate analysis the group that had success until the pre-extubation stage a shorter length of stay in ICU (3.9 x 10.33, p = 0 024), shorter hospital stay (11.29 x 16.08, p = 0.047), less need for inotropic dobutamine (12.90 x 16.67, p = 0.049) greater SVO2 (69.18 x 61.67, p <0.002), lower ERO2 (0.45 x 0.62, p = 0.03), lower D(a-v)O2 (4.34 x 5.10, p = 0.039), and a lower level of BNP (98.94 x 303.33, p = 0.020) when compared to the failure group; this last variable BNP, in the ROC curve analysis, showed a sensitivity of 83 % and specificity of 87%. Conclusion: The prevalence of failure in ventilatory weaning in post-operatory of cardiac surgery was 12%; patients who developed failure had longer ICU and hospital stay and greater need for inotropic medicine. Upon pre-extubation high levels of BNP, D(a-v)O2, ERO2 and low values of SvO2 are strong predictors of successful weaning. With that, adequate hemodynamic optimization prior to extubation in this population must be reached to achieve a safe and early weaning from mechanical ventilation