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J Appl Physiol 62: 513-519, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 2 513-519, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Catheter position and blood gases during constant-flow ventilation

A. S. Slutsky and A. S. Menon

We studied the effect of catheter position and flow rate on gas exchange during constant-flow ventilation (CFV) in eight anesthetized, paralyzed dogs. The distal tips of the insufflation catheters were positioned 0.5, 2.0, 3.5, and 5.0 cm from the tracheal carina. Flow rates were varied between 10 and 55 l/min and steady-state arterial blood gases were measured. At a given flow rate, arterial CO2 pressure (PaCO2) decreased as CFV was administered further into the lung up to a distance of 3.5 cm from the carina; there were no significant differences in PaCO2 at 3.5 and 5.0 cm. For a given catheter position, PaCO2 decreased with increasing flow rate up to a flow rate of 40 l/min. Further increases in flow rate had no significant effect on PaCO2. Arterial O2 pressure (PaO2) was relatively constant at all flow rates and catheter positions. We conclude that, up to a point, CO2 elimination can be improved by positioning the catheters further into the lung; advancing the catheters further than 3.5 cm from the carina may cause over-ventilation of specific lung regions resulting in a relative plateau in CO2 elimination and relatively constant PaO2's. Positioning the catheters further into the lung permits the use of lower flow rates, thus potentially minimizing the risk of barotrauma.


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