The Site of Oxygen Delivery Into a Home Ventilator Affects Recorded Volumes
E d'Aranda, PJ Cungi, Q Mathais, M Cardinal… - Respiratory …, 2020 - rc.rcjournal.com
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BACKGROUND: Long-term home mechanical ventilation is increasingly used by patients
with chronic respiratory failure. Storage of medical data in the cloud is expanding, and
ventilation can be monitored remotely. The aim of this bench study was to determine
whether tidal volume (VT) can be affected by the location of supplemental oxygen
placement. METHODS: We tested 4 home ventilators in a bench test using a dual-chamber
test lung to test the addition of supplemental oxygen placement via a connector in the circuit …
with chronic respiratory failure. Storage of medical data in the cloud is expanding, and
ventilation can be monitored remotely. The aim of this bench study was to determine
whether tidal volume (VT) can be affected by the location of supplemental oxygen
placement. METHODS: We tested 4 home ventilators in a bench test using a dual-chamber
test lung to test the addition of supplemental oxygen placement via a connector in the circuit …
BACKGROUND
Long-term home mechanical ventilation is increasingly used by patients with chronic respiratory failure. Storage of medical data in the cloud is expanding, and ventilation can be monitored remotely. The aim of this bench study was to determine whether tidal volume (VT) can be affected by the location of supplemental oxygen placement.
METHODS
We tested 4 home ventilators in a bench test using a dual-chamber test lung to test the addition of supplemental oxygen placement via a connector in the circuit (ie, front intake port) versus via the manufacturer's rear intake port, with different oxygen supply flows of 2, 4, 6, and 8 L/min. We compared the effectively delivered VT as measured with a pneumotachograph (ie, measured VT) versus the VT reported by each home ventilator (ie, monitored VT).
RESULTS
For all of the home ventilators, the monitored VT and measured VT were comparable when the rear oxygen intake was used, regardless of oxygen flow. However, when the front oxygen intake was used, the monitored VT as measured by the ventilators was significantly lower than the measured VT, with the greatest difference reaching 29% for the highest oxygen flow tested (8 L/min).
CONCLUSIONS
The monitored VT may be inaccurate if oxygen is added with a connector in the circuit, which may have consequences on both the individual level and collective level (ie, big data analysis). Physicians who analyze data from home ventilators should be aware of the site of oxygen supplementation and promote use of only the rear oxygen intake.
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