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. 2022 May;128(5):e314-e317.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.007. Epub 2022 Feb 21.

Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Daniel H Arellano  1 , Eduardo A Tobar  2 , Marioli T Lazo  2 , Veronica A Rojas  2 , Abraham I J Gajardo  2 , Nicolás Montecinos  3 , Tomás Regueira  4 , Rodrigo A Cornejo  5
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Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Daniel H Arellano et al. Br J Anaesth. 2022 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; dual-patient ventilation; mechanical ventilation; protective ventilation; respiratory mechanics.

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Fig 1
Tidal volume, plateau and peak pressures, and PEEP during dual-patient ventilation without or with a splitter. Median and inter-quartile range of PEEP, plateau pressure (PPL), peak pressure (Ppeak), and tidal volume showing changes during dual-patient ventilation (DPV) under different combinations of airway resistance (Raw) and compliance (Crs) (R5/C75, R5/C60, R5/C25, R20/C75, R20/C60, and R20/C25), and during air leak or airway obstruction. (a) DPV with or without a splitter was delivered to two test lungs (lung A (dashed line) and B (solid line). (b) DPV with a splitter was delivered to a patient (dashed line) and a test lung (solid line). (c) DPV with a splitter was delivered to two patients (dashed and solid lines) for 3 h. Friedman test P-values are displayed for the lung A or patient.
Fig 1
Fig 1
Tidal volume, plateau and peak pressures, and PEEP during dual-patient ventilation without or with a splitter. Median and inter-quartile range of PEEP, plateau pressure (PPL), peak pressure (Ppeak), and tidal volume showing changes during dual-patient ventilation (DPV) under different combinations of airway resistance (Raw) and compliance (Crs) (R5/C75, R5/C60, R5/C25, R20/C75, R20/C60, and R20/C25), and during air leak or airway obstruction. (a) DPV with or without a splitter was delivered to two test lungs (lung A (dashed line) and B (solid line). (b) DPV with a splitter was delivered to a patient (dashed line) and a test lung (solid line). (c) DPV with a splitter was delivered to two patients (dashed and solid lines) for 3 h. Friedman test P-values are displayed for the lung A or patient.
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