Point-of-care endoscopic optical coherence tomography detects changes in mucosal thickness in ARDS due to smoke inhalation and burns

Jae Hyek Choi*, Li Dek Chou, Teryn R. Roberts, Brendan M. Beely, Daniel S. Wendorff, Mark D. Espinoza, Kyle Sieck, Alexander T. Dixon, David Burmeister, Bryan S. Jordan, Matthew Brenner, Zhongping Chen, Corina Necsoiu, Leopoldo C. Cancio, Andriy I. Batchinsky

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Background: The prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in mechanically ventilated burn patients is 33%, with mortality varying from 11–46% depending on ARDS severity. Despite the new Berlin definition for ARDS, prompt bedside diagnosis is lacking. We developed and tested a bedside technique of fiberoptic-bronchoscopy-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurement of airway mucosal thickness (MT) for diagnosis of ARDS following smoke inhalation injury (SII) and burns. Methods: 16 female Yorkshire pigs received SII and 40% thermal burns. OCT MT and PaO 2 -to-FiO 2 ratio (PFR) measurements were taken at baseline, after injury, and at 24, 48, and 72 h after injury. Results: Injury led to thickening of MT which was sustained in animals that developed ARDS. Significant correlations were found between MT, PFR, peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), and total infused fluid volume. Conclusions: OCT is a useful tool to quantify MT changes in the airway following SII and burns. OCT may be effective as a diagnostic tool in the early stages of SII-induced ARDS and should be tested in humans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)589-597
Number of pages9
JournalBurns
Volume45
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Burns
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Smoke inhalation injury

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