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Pelchat J, Desprez I, Beaufrère H, Beazley SG, Duke-Novakovski T. Comparison between mainstream (Capnostat 5) and a low-flow sidestream capnometer (Capnostream) in mechanically ventilated, sevoflurane-anesthetized rabbits using a Bain coaxial delivery system. Vet Anaesth Analg 2023; 50:81-90. [PMID: 36517354 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate agreement between end-tidal carbon dioxide (Pe'CO2) and PaCO2 with sidestream and mainstream capnometers in mechanically ventilated anesthetized rabbits, with two ventilatory strategies. STUDY DESIGN Prospective experimental study. ANIMALS A total of 10 New Zealand White rabbits weighing 3.6 ± 0.3 kg (mean ± standard deviation). METHODS Rabbits anesthetized with sevoflurane were intubated with an uncuffed endotracheal tube (3.0 mm internal diameter) and adequate seal. For Pe'CO2, the sidestream capnometer sampling adapter or the mainstream capnometer was placed between the endotracheal tube and Bain breathing system (1.5 L minute-1 oxygen). PaCO2 was obtained from arterial blood collected every 5 minutes. A time-cycled ventilator delivered an inspiratory time of 1 second and 12 or 20 breaths minute-1. Peak inspiratory pressure was initially set to achieve Pe'CO2 normocapnia of 35-45 mmHg (4.6-6.0 kPa). A total of five paired Pe'CO2 and PaCO2 measurements were obtained with each ventilation mode for each capnometer. Anesthetic episodes were separated by 7 days. Agreement was assessed using Bland-Altman analysis and linear mixed models; p < 0.05. RESULTS There were 90 and 83 pairs for the mainstream and sidestream capnometers, respectively. The mainstream capnometer underestimated PaCO2 by 12.6 ± 2.9 mmHg (proportional bias 0.44 ± 0.06 mmHg per 1 mmHg PaCO2 increase). With the sidestream capnometer, ventilation mode had a significant effect on Pe'CO2. At 12 breaths minute-1, Pe'CO2 underestimated PaCO2 by 23.9 ± 8.2 mmHg (proportional bias: 0.81 ± 0.18 mmHg per 1 mmHg PaCO2 increase). At 20 breaths minute-1, Pe'CO2 underestimated PaCO2 by 38.8 ± 5.0 mmHg (proportional bias 1.13 ± 0.10 mmHg per 1 mmHg PaCO2 increase). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Both capnometers underestimated PaCO2. The sidestream capnometer underestimated PaCO2 more than the mainstream capnometer, and was affected by ventilation mode.
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- Jennifer Pelchat
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Evans B, Dore S, Couser D. Review of pediatric hypercarbia and intraoperative management. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2022; 35:248-254. [PMID: 35191401 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Hypercarbia in pediatric patients is an important component of intraoperative management. Despite marked advances in medicine and technology, it is uncertain what the physiological CO2 range in neonates, infants and small children. This data is extrapolated from the adult population. We are going to review advantages and disadvantages of CO2 measurement techniques, causes and systemic effects of hypercarbia. We are going to discuss how to approach management of intraoperative hypercarbia. RECENT FINDINGS Although physiological range in this patient population may not be fully understood, it is known that any rapid change from a child's baseline increases risks of complications. Any derangements in CO2 are further compromised by hypoxia, hypotension, hypothermia, anemia, all of which may occur in a dynamic operating room environment. SUMMARY Pediatric anesthesiologists and their teams must remain vigilant and anticipate these developments. Care must be taken to avoid any rapid changes in these vulnerable patients to minimize risks of adverse outcomes.
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- Beata Evans
- Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Wang J, Zhang J, Liu Y, Shang H, Peng L, Cui Z. Relationship between end-tidal carbon dioxide and arterial carbon dioxide in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26973. [PMID: 34414969 PMCID: PMC8376328 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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So far, only a few studies have examined and confirmed the correlation between end-expiratory carbon dioxide partial pressure (PETCO2) and arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) during invasive mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients. This study aimed to observe the correlation between PaCO2 and PETCO2 in patients on invasive mechanical ventilation.This was a cross-sectional study of adult patients on invasive mechanical ventilation enrolled between June 2018 and March 2019. Patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation underwent one of the following mechanical ventilation modes: assisted/controlled ventilation, synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, and spontaneous breathing. Subsequently, the difference and correlation between PETCO2 and PaCO2 were analyzed.A total of 184 patients with 298 pairs of PETCO2-PaCO2 data were included in the analysis. Without distinguishing the ventilator mode, there was significant positive correlation between PETCO2 and PaCO2. In different ventilator modes, the correlation coefficient was 0.81 for synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, 0.47 for assisted/controlled ventilation, and 0.55 for spontaneous breathing, respectively. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (r = 0.80), multiple trauma (r = 0.64), severe pneumonia (r = 0.60), gastrointestinal surgery (r = 0.57), and cerebrovascular diseases (r = 0.53), PETCO2 and PaCO2 were positively correlated. For oxygenation index <200 mm Hg, correlation coefficient r = 0.69, P < .001; oxygenation index ≥200, r = 0.73, P < .001. Under different oxygenation indexes, there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 correlation coefficients. Among 116 pairs of data with oxygenation index <200 mm Hg, the difference of PaCO2-PETCO2 ≥10 mm Hg was found in 25 pairs (21.55%); in 182 pairs of data with oxygenation index ≥200 mm Hg, the difference of PaCO2-PETCO2 ≥10 mm Hg was found in 26 pairsIn patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, there was a good correlation between PETCO2 and PaCO2 in different ventilator modes, different disease types, and different oxygenation indexes, especially in synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation mode and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.
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Abdel-Ghaffar HS, Bakr MAM, Osman MAK, Hanna SGL, Ali WN. End-tidal carbon dioxide measurements as a surrogate to arterial carbon dioxide during pediatric laparoscopic surgeries: a prospective observational cohort study. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY (ELSEVIER) 2021:S0104-0014(21)00326-2. [PMID: 34411630 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Maintaining normocapnia during mechanical ventilation in anesthetized children during laparoscopic surgeries is highly recommended. There is a debate regarding the use of capnography (ETCO2) as a trend monitor for evaluation of arterial carbon dioxide levels (PaCO2). We analyzed the relationship between ETCO2 and PaCO2 with time in elective pediatric laparoscopic surgeries. METHODS This study was a prospective observational cohort analysis of 116 paired comparisons between PaCO2 and ETCO2 computed from 29 children (ASA I, 12-72 months). Arterial blood samples were withdrawn before, at 15 minutes and 30 minutes during pneumoperitoneum and 1 minute after deflation. ETCO2 value was recorded simultaneously, while arterial blood was withdrawn. PaCO2-ETCO2 relationship was evaluated by Pearson's correlation coefficients and Bland Altman Method of agreement. RESULTS Out of the 116 comparisons analyzed, a PaCO2-ETCO2 difference beyond 0 to ≤ 5 mmHg was recorded in 71 comparisons (61.2%) with negative difference in 34 comparisons (29.3%). A positive significant correlation between PaCO2 and ETCO2 was recorded before (r = 0.617, p = 0.000) and at 15 minutes (r = 0.582, p = 0.001), with no significant correlation at 30 minutes (r = 0.142, p = 0.461), either after deflation (r = 0.108, p = 0.577). Bland-Altman plots showed agreement between ETCO2 and PaCO2 before inflation with mean PaCO2-ETCO2 difference 0.14 ± 5.6 mmHg (limits of 95% agreement -10.84-11.2, simple linear regression testing p-value 0.971), with no agreement at 15 minutes (0.51 ± 7.15, -13.5-14.5, p = 0.000), 30 minutes. (2.62 ± 7.83, -12.73-17.97, p = 0.000), or after deflation (1.81 ± 6.56, -10.93-14.55, p = 0.015). CONCLUSION Usage of capnography as a trend monitor in pediatric laparoscopic surgeries may not be a reliable surrogate for PaCO2 levels. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials. gov (Identifier: NCT03361657).
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- Hala Saad Abdel-Ghaffar
- Assiut University, Faculty of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Assiut, Egypt.
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- Assiut University, Faculty of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Assiut, Egypt
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Humphreys S, Schibler A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS. Carbon dioxide monitoring in children-A narrative review of physiology, value, and pitfalls in clinical practice. Paediatr Anaesth 2021; 31:839-845. [PMID: 34008907 DOI: 10.1111/pan.14208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Continuous capnography has been recognised as an essential monitoring device in all anesthetized patients, despite which airway device is in use, regardless of their location, as a measure to improve patient safety. Capnography is the non-invasive measurement of a sample of the exhaled carbon dioxide which has multiple clinical uses including as a method to confirm placement of a tracheal tube and/or to assess ventilation, perfusion and metabolism. Notably, capnography is used during routine paediatric anesthesia to assess ventilation and as a surrogate measure for arterial carbon dioxide pressure. The inaccuracies associated with these surrogate measures need to be considered to inform improved ventilation management of infants and children. This review highlights some major principles to understand the carbon dioxide elimination, the physiology of paediatric capnography, the clinical application and the limitations of capnography during anesthesia for neonates, infants and small children.
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- Susan Humphreys
- Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.,Department of Anaesthesia, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.,Division of Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Perioperative Medicine Team, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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Doppmann P, Meuli L, Sollid SJM, Filipovic M, Knapp J, Exadaktylos A, Albrecht R, Pietsch U. End-tidal to arterial carbon dioxide gradient is associated with increased mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective observational study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10391. [PMID: 34001982 PMCID: PMC8129079 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89913-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Early definitive airway protection and normoventilation are key principles in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury. These are currently guided by end tidal CO2 as a proxy for PaCO2. We assessed whether the difference between end tidal CO2 and PaCO2 at hospital admission is associated with in-hospital mortality. We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of consecutive patients with traumatic brain injury who were intubated and transported by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to a Level 1 trauma center between January 2014 and December 2019. We assessed the association between the CO2 gap-defined as the difference between end tidal CO2 and PaCO2-and in-hospital mortality using multivariate logistic regression models. 105 patients were included in this study. The mean ± SD CO2 gap at admission was 1.64 ± 1.09 kPa and significantly greater in non-survivors than survivors (2.26 ± 1.30 kPa vs. 1.42 ± 0.92 kPa, p < .001). The correlation between EtCO2 and PaCO2 at admission was low (Pearson's r = .287). The mean CO2 gap after 24 h was only 0.64 ± 0.82 kPa, and no longer significantly different between non-survivors and survivors. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that the CO2 gap was independently associated with increased mortality in this cohort and associated with a 2.7-fold increased mortality for every 1 kPa increase in the CO2 gap (OR 2.692, 95% CI 1.293 to 5.646, p = .009). This study demonstrates that the difference between EtCO2 and PaCO2 is significantly associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury. EtCO2 was significantly lower than PaCO2, making it an unreliable proxy for PaCO2 when aiming for normocapnic ventilation. The CO2 gap can lead to iatrogenic hypoventilation when normocapnic ventilation is aimed and might thereby increase in-hospital mortality.
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- Pascal Doppmann
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, GallenSt. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, GallenSt. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, FreiburgstrasseBern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, GallenSt. Gallen, Switzerland
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, FreiburgstrasseBern, Switzerland
- Swiss Air-Ambulance, Rega (RettungsFlugwacht/Guarde Aérienne), Postfach 1414, 8058, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, GallenSt. Gallen, Switzerland.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, FreiburgstrasseBern, Switzerland.
- Swiss Air-Ambulance, Rega (RettungsFlugwacht/Guarde Aérienne), Postfach 1414, 8058, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Effect of Permissive Mild Hypercapnia on Cerebral Vasoreactivity in Infants: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial. Anesth Analg 2021; 133:976-983. [PMID: 33410612 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilation interferes with cerebral perfusion via changes in intrathoracic pressure and/or as a consequence of alterations in CO2. Cerebral vascular vasoreactivity is dependent on CO2, and hypocapnia can potentially lead to vasoconstriction and subsequent decrease in cerebral blood flow. Thus, we aimed at characterizing whether protective ventilation with mild permissive hypercapnia improves cerebral perfusion in infants. METHODS Following ethical approval and parental consent, 19 infants were included in this crossover study and randomly assigned to 2 groups for which the initial ventilation parameters were set to achieve an end-tidal carbon dioxide (Etco2) of 6.5 kPa (group H: mild hypercapnia, n = 8) or 5.5 kPa (group N: normocapnia, n = 11). The threshold was then reversed before going back to the initial set value of normo- or hypercapnia. At each step, hemodynamic, respiratory, and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived parameters, including tissue oxygenation index (TOI) and tissue hemoglobin index (THI), concentration of deoxygenated hemoglobin (HHb) and oxygenated hemoglobin (O2Hb), were collected. Concomitantly, sevoflurane maintenance concentration, ventilatory (driving pressure) and hemodynamic parameters, as mean arterial pressure (MAP), were recorded. RESULTS Targeting an Etco2 of 5.5 kPa resulted in significantly higher mean driving pressure than an Etco2 of 6.5 kPa (P < .01) with no difference between the groups in end-tidal sevoflurane, MAP, and heart rate. A large scatter was observed in NIRS-derived parameters, with no evidence for difference in Etco2 changes between or within groups. A mild decrease with time was observed in THI and MAP in infants randomly assigned to group N (P < .036 and P < .017, respectively). When pooling all groups together, a significant correlation was found between the changes in MAP and TOI (r = 0.481, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Allowing permissive mild hypercapnia during mechanical ventilation of infants led to lower driving pressure and comparable hemodynamic, respiratory, and cerebral oxygenation parameters than during normocapnia. Whereas a large scatter in NIRS-derived parameters was observed at all levels of Etco2, the correlation between TOI and MAP suggests that arterial pressure is an important component of cerebral oxygenation at mild hypercapnia.
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Kang P, Lee JH, Jang YE, Kim EH, Kim JT, Kim HS. A pharmacodynamic model of tidal volume and inspiratory sevoflurane concentration in children during spontaneous breathing. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn 2021; 48:253-259. [PMID: 33387166 DOI: 10.1007/s10928-020-09729-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE High concentrations of sevoflurane causes respiratory depression, mainly due to the decrease in tidal volume (TV) during spontaneous ventilation. The purpose of this study was to identify clinical variables that affect the relationship between TV and sevoflurane concentration, and to establish a population pharmacodynamic modelling approach to TV and sevoflurane concentration in children. A prospective observational study involving 48 patients (≤ 6 years of age) scheduled to undergo general anesthesia using laryngeal mask airway was performed. When the inspiratory sevoflurane concentration reached 2 vol%, the vaporizer was increased to 4 vol% for 5 min, then sevoflurane was decreased to 2 vol% for 5 min. During the study period, TV, end-tidal carbon dioxide, and sevoflurane concentration were recorded every 30 s. Pharmacodynamic analysis using a sigmoid Emax model was performed to assess the TV-sevoflurane concentration relationship. To collapse hysteresis of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationship, the semicompartmental model was applied which does not require a structural model for equilibration delay causing the hysteresis. TV decreased with increasing inspiratory sevoflurane concentrations. Hysteresis between the TV and sevoflurane concentration was observed and was accounted for when the model was developed. Initial TV and maximal reduction in TV were related to body weight. The γ (a steepness of the concentration-response relation curve) was 8.78 and the keo, (a first-order rate constant determining the equilibrium between the end-tidal sevoflurane concentration and effect site sevoflurane concentration) was 2.27 min-1. Changes in TV were correlated with sevoflurane concentration with spontaneous breathing during sevoflurane anesthesia. The initial and maximal TV were related to body weight, in a pediatric population.
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- Pyoyoon Kang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Professor Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, #101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, 03080, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Professor Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, #101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, 03080, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Ravi R, Senthilnathan M, Sivakumar RK, Suganthapriya C. Positive end-expiratory pressure as a novel method to thwart CO 2 leakage from capnothorax in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Indian J Anaesth 2020; 64:145-147. [PMID: 32139934 PMCID: PMC7017661 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_627_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Capnography and end tidal CO2 (EtCO2) aids the anaesthesiologist in diagnosing problems during all phases of general anaesthesia. Negative arterial to end-tidal carbon-dioxide gradient during anaesthesia has been reported in various conditions including pregnancy, infants and inadvertent exogenous addition of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the expired gas in case of thoracoscopic procedures with iatrogenic injury to lung parenchyma/bronchial tree. Thus, airway injury or intentional opening of airway as a part of surgical step can be diagnosed using a negative arterial and end tidal CO2 gradient. Higher optimal PEEP can be used as a splint across the bronchial cuff in one-lung ventilation which prevents leak from capnothorax and decrease inadvertent entry of CO2 in to the expired gases which erroneously increase arteriolar to end tidal CO2 gradient.
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- Ramya Ravi
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India
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Ringer SK, Clausen NG, Spielmann N, Weiss M. Effects of moderate and severe hypocapnia on intracerebral perfusion and brain tissue oxygenation in piglets. Paediatr Anaesth 2019; 29:1114-1121. [PMID: 31472089 DOI: 10.1111/pan.13736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypocapnia is a common alteration during anesthesia in neonates. AIM To investigate the effects of hypocapnia and hypocapnia combined with hypotension (HCT) on cerebral perfusion and tissue oxygenation in anesthetized piglets. METHOD Thirty anesthetized piglets were randomly allocated to groups: moderate hypocapnia (mHC), severe hypocapnia (sHC), and HCT. Cerebral monitoring comprised a tissue oxygen partial pressure and a laser Doppler probe inserted into the brain tissue as well as a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensor placed on the skin, measuring regional oxygen saturation. Hypocapnia was induced by hyperventilation (target PaCO2 mHC: 3.7-4; sHC: 3.1-3.3 kPa) and hypotension by blood withdrawal and nitroprusside infusion (mean blood pressure: 35-38 mm Hg). Data were analyzed at baseline, during (Tr20, Tr40, Tr60) and after (Post20, Post40, Post60) treatment. RESULTS Compared to baseline, tissue oxygen partial pressure decreased significantly and equally during all treatments (mean [SD] at baseline: mHC 35.7 [32.45]; sHC: 28.1 [20.24]; HCT 25.4 [10.3] and at Tr60: mHC: 29.9 [27.36]; sHC: 22.2 [18.37]; HCT: 18.4 [9.5] mm Hg). Decreased laser Doppler flow was detected with all treatments at Tr20 (mHC: 0.9 [0.18]; sHC: 0.88 [0.15]; HCT: 0.97 [0.13] proportion from baseline). Independently of group, regional oxygen saturation varied only after reverting and not during treatment. Blood lactate, pH, HCO3- , and PaO2 increased during treatment with no differences between groups. CONCLUSION This animal model revealed reduced cerebral blood flow and brain tissue oxygenation during hypocapnia without detectable changes in regional oxygen saturation as measured by NIRS. Changes occurred as early as during moderate hypocapnia.
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- Simone K Ringer
- Section Anaesthesiology Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Cooney M, Habre W. "Neonatal ventilation; What we don't know, can't hurt… right?". Paediatr Anaesth 2019; 29:670-671. [PMID: 31373131 DOI: 10.1111/pan.13682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Meghan Cooney
- Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Lee JH, Kang PY, Jang YE, Kim EH, Kim JT, Kim HS. A pharmacodynamic model of respiratory rate and end-tidal carbon dioxide values during anesthesia in children. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2019; 40:642-647. [PMID: 30166623 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0156-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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It is essential to monitor the end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) during general anesthesia and adjust the tidal volume and respiratory rate (RR). For the purpose of this study, we used a population pharmacodynamic modeling approach to establish the relationship between RR versus ETCO2 data during general anesthesia in children, and to identify the clinical variables affecting this relationship. A prospective observational study was designed to include 51 patients (aged ≤ 12 years), including users of antiepileptic drugs (levetiracetam, valproic, or phenobarbital (n = 21)) and non-users (n = 30), scheduled to receive general anesthesia during elective surgery. When the ETCO2 was at 40 mmHg, the RR was adjusted 1 breath per every 2 min until the ETCO2 was 30 mmHg and recovered to 40 mmHg. Pharmacodynamic analysis using a sigmoid Emax model was performed to assess the RR-ETCO2 relationship. As RR varied from 3 to 37 breaths per minute, the ETCO2 changed from 40 to 30 mmHg. Hysteresis between the RR and ETCO2 was observed and accounted for when the model was developed. The Ce50 (RR to achieve 50% of maximum decrease in ETCO2; i.e. 35 mmHg) was 20.5 in non-users of antiepileptic drugs and 14.9 in those on antiepileptic drug medication. The values of γ (the steepness of the concentration-response relation curve) and keo (the first-order rate constant determining the equilibration between the RR and ETCO2) were 7.53 and 0.467 min-1, respectively. The Ce50 and ETCO2 data fit to a sigmoid Emax model. In conclusion, the RR required to get the target ETCO2 was much lower in children patients taking antiepileptic drugs than that of non-user children patients during the general anesthesia.
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Weiss M, Onodi C, Bühler PK, Thomas J, Schmitz A. End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during paediatric general anaesthesia - a reply. Anaesthesia 2018; 73:647. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.14286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M. Weiss
- University Children's Hospital; Zurich Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital; Zurich Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital; Zurich Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital; Zurich Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital; Zurich Switzerland
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Woodham V, Railton KL. End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during paediatric general anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 2018; 73:646-647. [PMID: 29658133 DOI: 10.1111/anae.14284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- V Woodham
- Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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