J Anesth 2014 Jun 9;28(3):341-6. Epub 2013 Nov 9.
Department of Anesthesia, Nagoya City West Medical Center, 1-1-1 Hirate-cho, Kita-ku, Nagoya, 462-8508, Japan,
Purpose: Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation (PTV) can be life-saving in a cannot ventilate, cannot intubate situation. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of PTV by measuring tidal volumes (VTs) and airway pressure (Paw) in high-flow oxygen ventilation and manual ventilation using a model lung.
Methods: We examined 14G, 16G, 18G, and 20G intravenous catheters and minitracheotomy catheters. Read More