Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical value of gastric mucosal pH, PgCO
2, PaCO
2 and other blood gas changes in the diagnosis of gastric mucosal injury in children.
METHODS From Jan 2018 to May 2019, 61 children with severe pneumonia and gastric mucosal injury were recruited in the study group and 74 children with severe pneumonia but without gastric mucosal injury during the same period were in the control group. All the children were given mechanical ventilation. The changes of gastric mucosal pH and blood gas before ventilation, 24 hours after and 48 hours after ventilation were compared between the two groups. The correlation between the changes of gastric mucosal pH and blood gas indexes was analyzed. The value of pH value of gastric mucosa in the diagnosis of severe pneumonia with gastric mucosa injury was analyzed.
RESULTS The gastric mucosal pH and blood gas indexes in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group before ventilation. At 24 h and 48 h after ventilation, the indexes in the two groups were significantly improved. The gastric mucosal pH, PaO
2 and PaO
2/FiO
2 showed a gradual upward trend. PgCO
2-PaCO
2 showed a gradually decreasing trend. The gastric mucosal PH value, PgCO
2-PaCO
2, PaO
2 and PaO
2/FiO
2 in the study group were still lower than those in the control group; the difference between them was significant(
P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis was performed on the 24 h post-ventilation data: gastric mucosal PH value was negatively correlated with PgCO
2-PaCO
2 level, and positively correlated with PaO
2 and PaO
2/FiO
2(
P<0.05). Four indicators such as gastric mucosal PH value, PgCO
2-PaCO
2, PaO
2 and PaO
2/FiO
2 had certain value in the diagnosis of severe pneumonia complicated with gastric mucosal injury. Among them, the ROC-AUC of gastric mucosal PH value was 0.751(0.584~0.965). The ROC-AUC of the combination of gastric mucosal PH value and other indicators was 0.804(0.700~0.923).
CONCLUSION The pH value of gastric mucosa can accurately and sensitively reflect the damage of gastric mucosa in children with severe pneumonia. The blood gas indexes such as PgCO
2 and PaCO
2 can help to accurately judge whether acid-base imbalance occurred and what degree hypoxia was in the body, which can reflect the perfusion of gastric mucosa.