Carbon dioxide monitoring during high frequency jet ventilation for direct laryngoscopy.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
To improve ventilation monitoring during direct laryngoscopy, we have developed a high frequency jet ventilator which allows the aspiration of tracheal gas for carbon dioxide analysis (PtCO2) through the injector after stopping the ventilator. In 41 patients undergoing direct laryngoscopy, PaCO2 and PtCO2 were measured simultaneously during high frequency jet ventilation under general anaesthesia. PtCO2 and PaCO2 correlated significantly (r = 0.88), but PtCO2 underestimated PaCO2 by 0.84 (SD 0.72) kPa. The arterial to tracheal PCO2 difference was influenced by airway obstruction.
Medical subject headings
- Carbon Dioxide
- High-Frequency Jet Ventilation
- Laryngoscopy