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Single breath CO2 analysis: description and validation of a method

J H Arnold1, J E Thompson, L W Arnold

  • 1Department of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Critical Care Medicine
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

A new single breath CO2 analysis station accurately measures airway deadspace in lung models and physiologic deadspace in animal models. This noninvasive device shows promise for on-line monitoring of pulmonary blood flow changes.

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Area of Science:

  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Pulmonary Function Testing
  • Medical Device Validation

Background:

  • Accurate measurement of deadspace is crucial for respiratory monitoring.
  • Existing methods for deadspace measurement can be invasive or lack real-time capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a novel single breath CO2 analysis station for measuring airway deadspace in a lung model.
  • To quantify the accuracy of this station for physiologic deadspace measurement in an animal model.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective bench validation using a lung model with simulated airway deadspace.
  • Prospective animal cohort study in sheep comparing the new station with the Bohr-Enghoff method for physiologic deadspace.

Main Results:

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  • Airway deadspace measurements in the lung model showed high correlation (r2 = .99) with actual volumes, with minimal proportional error (-0.8%).
  • Physiologic deadspace measurements in animals correlated well (r2 = .84) with the reference method, exhibiting low bias (.02) and precision (.02).

Conclusions:

  • The single breath CO2 analysis station reliably provides on-line evaluation of the CO2 waveform.
  • Estimation of airway and physiologic deadspace was consistently within 5% of actual values.
  • Further development may enable this device as a noninvasive, on-line monitor of pulmonary blood flow.