• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2000

    Intermittent capnography during high-frequency jet ventilation for prolonged rigid bronchoscopy.

    • T Frietsch, P Krafft, H D Becker, H Buelzebruck, and K Wiedemann.
    • LVA Baden Thoracic Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany. Thomas.Frietsch@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000 Apr 1; 44 (4): 391-7.

    BackgroundGas exchange during high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) for prolonged rigid bronchoscopy (RBS) is usually monitored by arterial blood gas analysis. Capnography of expired gases during brief HFJV discontinuation may be a reliable and noninvasive supplemental method. Capnography can be performed either for single breaths or with respiratory rate (RR) reduced to 10 x min(-1). The aim of this study was to demonstrate that capnography during short periods of HFJV discontinuation represents a reliable measure of PaCO2 during prolonged RBS.MethodsWe prospectively investigated 100 consecutive patients (75 male and 25 female) undergoing HFJV for RBS. HFJV was delivered through the rigid bronchoscope at the following settings: working pressure 1.2 bar, rate 100 x min(-1), FIO2 0.99, t(i)/t(tot)0.6. The light guiding channel ending at the distal tip of the rigid bronchoscope was used for gas sampling. Capnograms were assessed at 5 min intervals and compared to PaCO2 from arterial blood samples drawn simultaneously. The accuracy of single breath CO2 sampling was compared with sampling at RR=10 x min(-1).ResultsMean duration of RBS was 30+/-21 min. A significant correlation between capnography (PetCO2) and arterial blood gas analysis (PaCO2) was observed, being r=0.90 for the RR= 10 x min(-1) method and r=0.91 for the single breath method. Mean difference between PaCO2 and PetCO2 was 0.37+/-0.2 kPa throughout the entire study period. No significant differences between single breath sampling or sampling at RR=10 x min(-1) were observed.ConclusionCapnography performed during short periods of HFJV discontinuation reliably and noninvasively reflects PaCO2 during prolonged endoscopic procedures. Capnography during HFJV for RBS may reduce the frequency of arterial blood gas sampling, the duration of unmonitored intervals and costs.

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