Abstract
Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation (PTV) can be life-saving in a cannot ventilate, cannot intubate situation. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of PTV by measuring tidal volumes (VTs) and airway pressure (Paw) in high-flow oxygen ventilation and manual ventilation using a model lung. We examined 14G, 16G, 18G, and 20G intravenous catheters and minitracheotomy catheters. In high-flow oxygen ventilation, the flow was set to 10L/min, while the inspiratory:expiratory phases (I:E) were 1 s:4 s in the complete upper airway obstruction model and 1 s:1s in the incomplete obstruction model. In manual ventilation, I:E were 2 s:4s in the complete obstruction model and 2 s:3s in the incomplete obstruction model. We ventilated through each catheter for 2min and measured VT and Paw. In high-flow ventilation, the average VTs were approximately 150ml and <100ml with 14G catheters in complete and incomplete upper airway obstruction, respectively. The VTs obtained were reduced when the bore size was decreased. In manual ventilation, the average VTs were over 300ml and approximately 260ml with 14G catheters in complete and incomplete upper airway obstruction, respectively. In high-flow ventilation, the airway pressure tended to be higher. The minitracheotomy catheters produced over 800ml of VT and created almost no positive end-expiratory pressure. High-flow ventilation tends to result in higher airway pressure despite a smaller VT, which is probably due to a PEEP effect caused by high flow.
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