Emergency ventilation with the Ventrain ® through an airway exchange catheter in a porcine model of complete upper airway obstruction

ConclusionVentrain provides rapid reoxygenation and effective ventilation through a small-bore AEC in pigs with an obstructed airway. In clinical emergency situations of obstructed airways, this device may be able to overcome problems of unintentional hyperinflation and high intrapulmonary pressures when ventilating through long, small-bore catheters and could therefore minimize the risks of barotrauma and hemodynamic instability.

Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - October 27, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research