TY - JOUR
T1 - Carbon dioxide clearance in rabbits during expiratory phase intratracheal pulmonary ventilation
AU - Meyappan, Raju T.
AU - Raszynski, Andre
AU - Bohorquez, Jorge
AU - Totapally, Balagangadhar R.
AU - Koul, Pulin B.
AU - Norozian, Faraz M.
AU - Valcourt, Karl
AU - Torbati, Dan
PY - 2007/3/1
Y1 - 2007/3/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of CO2 removal during conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) with and without expiratory phase intratracheal pulmonary ventilation (expiratory ITPV or Exp-ITPV); and to compare CO2 clearance during Exp-ITPV, in pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) and in volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) modes. Seven anesthetized rabbits were tracheotomized and intubated using a 4 mm endotracheal tube. Venous and arterial lines were established. The rabbits were paralyzed, mechanically ventilated, and ventilation parameters were adjusted to achieve baseline arterial hypercapnia. Animals were then ventilated during 30-minute trials of CMV and Exp-ITPV, in both PCV and VCV modes. A custom-built, microprocessor-controlled solenoid valve was used to limit ITPV gas flow to the expiratory phase. Proximal and carinal airway pressures and hemodynamic variables were continuously recorded, and arterial blood gases were analyzed at the end of each trial. Exp-ITPV, as compared with CMV, reduced arterial PCO2 by 12% and 21% in PCV and VCV modes, respectively (p < 0.02 and p < 0.001; one-sided paired t test), without significant changes in other cardiorespiratory variables. In conclusion, Exp-ITPV is more effective than CMV in clearing CO2 through a small endotracheal tube. Exp-ITPV is also more effective in VCV mode than PCV mode.
AB - The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of CO2 removal during conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) with and without expiratory phase intratracheal pulmonary ventilation (expiratory ITPV or Exp-ITPV); and to compare CO2 clearance during Exp-ITPV, in pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) and in volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) modes. Seven anesthetized rabbits were tracheotomized and intubated using a 4 mm endotracheal tube. Venous and arterial lines were established. The rabbits were paralyzed, mechanically ventilated, and ventilation parameters were adjusted to achieve baseline arterial hypercapnia. Animals were then ventilated during 30-minute trials of CMV and Exp-ITPV, in both PCV and VCV modes. A custom-built, microprocessor-controlled solenoid valve was used to limit ITPV gas flow to the expiratory phase. Proximal and carinal airway pressures and hemodynamic variables were continuously recorded, and arterial blood gases were analyzed at the end of each trial. Exp-ITPV, as compared with CMV, reduced arterial PCO2 by 12% and 21% in PCV and VCV modes, respectively (p < 0.02 and p < 0.001; one-sided paired t test), without significant changes in other cardiorespiratory variables. In conclusion, Exp-ITPV is more effective than CMV in clearing CO2 through a small endotracheal tube. Exp-ITPV is also more effective in VCV mode than PCV mode.
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U2 - 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31802deb19
DO - 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31802deb19
M3 - Article
C2 - 17413555
AN - SCOPUS:34247209606
VL - 53
SP - 163
EP - 167
JO - ASAIO Journal
JF - ASAIO Journal
SN - 1058-2916
IS - 2
ER -