Use of capnography to verify emergency ventilator sharing in the COVID-19 era

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Exacerbation of COVID-19 pandemic may lead to acute shortage of ventilators, which may require shared use of ventilator as a lifesaving concept. Two model lungs were ventilated with one ventilator to i) test the adequacy of individual tidal volumes via capnography, ii) assess cross-breathing between lungs, and iii) offer a simulation-based algorithm for ensuring equal tidal volumes. Ventilation asymmetry was induced by placing rubber band around one model lung, and the uneven distribution of tidal volumes (VT) was counterbalanced by elevating airflow resistance (HR) contralaterally. VT, end-tidal CO2 concentration (ETCO2), and peak inspiratory pressure (Ppi) were measured. Unilateral LC reduced VT and elevated ETCO2 on the affected side. Under HR, VT and ETCO2 were re-equilibrated. In conclusion, capnography serves as simple, bedside method for controlling the adequacy of split ventilation in each patient. No collateral gas flow was observed between the two lungs with different time constants. Ventilator sharing may play a role in emergency situations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:285

Enthalten in:

Respiratory physiology & neurobiology - 285(2021) vom: 15. März, Seite 103611

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Korsós, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Peták, Ferenc [VerfasserIn]
Südy, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Schranc, Álmos [VerfasserIn]
Fodor, Gergely H [VerfasserIn]
Babik, Barna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Capnography
Journal Article
Lung compliance
Mechanical ventilation
Pandemic
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory mechanics
Respiratory rescue manoeuvre
Respiratory resistance
Ventilator splitting

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Date Completed 09.02.2021

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.resp.2020.103611

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319240878