PubMed · 14570682
Oxygenation using tidal volume breathing after maximal exhalation.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: We compared, in volunteers, the oxygenation achieved by tidal volume breathing (TVB) over a 3-min period after maximal exhalation with that achieved by TVB alone. Twenty-three healthy volunteers underwent the two breathing techniques in a randomized order. A circle absorber system with an oxygen flow of 10 L/min was used. The end-expiratory oxygen concentration (EEO(2)) was monitored at 15-s intervals up to 3 min. TVB after maximal exhalation produced EEO(2) values of 68% +/- 5%, 75% +/- 5%, and 79% +/- 4% at 30, 45, and 60 s, respectively, which were significantly larger (P < 0.05) than the corresponding values obtained with TVB alone (58% +/- 5%, 66% +/- 6%, and 71% +/- 5%, respectively). In both techniques, the EEO(2) increased exponentially, with time constants of 35 s during TVB after maximal exhalation versus 58 s during TVB without prior maximal exhalation. In conclusion, maximal exhalation before TVB can hasten preoxygenation by decreasing the nitrogen content of the functional residual capacity, with a consequent increase of EEO(2) to approximately 70% in 30 s and 80% in 60 s. IMPLICATIONS: Oxygenation by using maximal exhalation before tidal volume breathing produced a significantly faster increase in end-expiratory oxygen concentration than oxygenation with tidal volume breathing alone.
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Anis S Baraka, Samar K Taha, Mohamad F El-Khatib, Faraj M Massouh, Dima G Jabbour, Mahmoud M Alameddine. 2003. Oxygenation using tidal volume breathing after maximal exhalation.. https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000082528.93345.b9
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