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. 2021 Jun 11;2(6):640-641.
doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 May 14.

Enteral ventilation via anus: You can hold your breath

Caleb J Kelly  1
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Enteral ventilation via anus: You can hold your breath

Caleb J Kelly. Med. .
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Abstract

Okabe et al.1 present data from animal models of acute hypoxia showing that oxygen-carrying liquid applied to the distal gut improves oxygenation and prolongs survival. This opens the possibility of recruiting the distal gut to aid when mechanical ventilation of the lungs is inadequate.

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  • Mammalian enteral ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure.
    Okabe R, Chen-Yoshikawa TF, Yoneyama Y, Yokoyama Y, Tanaka S, Yoshizawa A, Thompson WL, Kannan G, Kobayashi E, Date H, Takebe T. Okabe R, et al. Med. 2021 Jun 11;2(6):773-783.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 May 14. Med. 2021. PMID: 35590139

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