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Measurement of tidal volume using Respiratory Ultrasonic Plethysmography in anaesthetized, mechanically ventilated horses

  1. Elena Russold1,
  2. Tamas D Ambrisko1,
  3. Johannes P Schramel1,
  4. Ulrike Auer1,
  5. Rene Van Den Hoven2,
  6. Yves P Moens1

Article first published online: 13 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00751.x

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Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volume 40, Issue 1, pages 48–54, January 2013

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Russold, E., Ambrisko, T. D., Schramel, J. P., Auer, U., Van Den Hoven, R. and Moens, Y. P. (2013), Measurement of tidal volume using Respiratory Ultrasonic Plethysmography in anaesthetized, mechanically ventilated horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 40: 48–54. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00751.x

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  1. 1

    Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care – Medicine, Department of Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria

  2. 2

    Equine Internal Medicine, Department of Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria

*Elena Russold, Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care-Medicine, Department of Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria. E-mail: elena.russold@vetmeduni.ac.at

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 13 JUL 2012
  3. Received 16 December 2011; accepted 27 January 2012.

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Keywords:

  • anaesthesia;
  • horse;
  • mechanical ventilation;
  • monitoring;
  • respiratory ultrasonic plethysmography;
  • tidal volume

Abstract

Objective  To compare tidal volume estimations obtained from Respiratory Ultrasonic Plethysmography (RUP) with simultaneous spirometric measurements in anaesthetized, mechanically ventilated horses.

Study design  Prospective randomized experimental study.

Animals  Five experimental horses.

Methods  Five horses were anaesthetized twice (1 week apart) in random order in lateral and in dorsal recumbency. Nine ventilation modes (treatments) were scheduled in random order (each lasting 4 minutes) applying combinations of different tidal volumes (8, 10, 12 mL kg−1) and positive end-expiratory pressures (PEEP) (0, 10, 20 cm H2O). Baseline ventilation mode (tidal volume = 15 mL kg−1, PEEP = 0 cm H2O) was applied for 4 minutes between all treatments. Spirometry and RUP data were downloaded to personal computers. Linear regression analyses (RUP versus spirometric tidal volume) were performed using different subsets of data. Additonally RUP was calibrated against spirometry using a regression equation for all RUP signal values (thoracic, abdominal and combined) with all data collectively and also by an individually determined best regression equation (highest R2) for each experiment (horse versus recumbency) separately. Agreement between methods was assessed with Bland-Altman analyses.

Results  The highest correlation of RUP and spirometric tidal volume (R2 = 0.81) was found with the combined RUP signal in horses in lateral recumbency and ventilated without PEEP. The bias ± 2 SD was 0 ± 2.66 L when RUP was calibrated for collective data, but decreased to 0 ± 0.87 L when RUP was calibrated with individual data.

Conclusions and clinical relevance  A possible use of RUP for tidal volume measurement during IPPV needs individual calibration to obtain limits of agreement within ± 20%.

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